[1] He won a bronze medal, as a member of England swimming team, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, with a final time of 7:22.56.

[2] Faulkner is a member of Nova Centurion Swimming Club in his home city of Nottingham under his coach Bill Furniss, who also trains with Rebecca Adlington.

[3] Faulkner made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's 1500 m freestyle.

He finished first ahead of Graeme Smith from the Olympic trials, in a personal best and an A-standard entry time of 3:49.97.

[5][6][7] Faulkner challenged seven other swimmers on the fifth heat, including former finalists Grant Hackett of Australia and Dragoş Coman of Romania.