Haanappel is an S6 classified swimmer competing in 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley.
He was reclassified in early 2012, having previously competed in S7 events.

He is a full-time member of the Paralympic Swimming Program at the Victorian Institute of Sport, and is also a member of the Camberwell Grammar Aquatic Club when he trains in Melbourne.

Haanappel continues to mentor young swimmers at Lilydale Swimming Club.
Internationally, he mostly competes against competitors in his own classification, but domestically he competes against swimmers in all disability classes and sometimes against able bodied swimmers in club and state level competitions.
Haanappel is an S6 classified swimmer competing in 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley. He was reclassified in early 2012, having previously competed in S7 events.
He is a full-time member of the Paralympic Swimming Program at the Victorian Institute of Sport, and is also a member of the Camberwell Grammar Aquatic Club when he trains in Melbourne.
Haanappel continues to mentor young swimmers at Lilydale Swimming Club. Internationally, he mostly competes against competitors in his own classification, but domestically he competes against swimmers in all disability classes and sometimes against able bodied swimmers in club and state level competitions.
Matthew Haanappel