[2] At the age of 21, whilst on holiday in Vietnam he had a motorbike accident which left him with a permanently damaged wrist and hand.

[3] Due to not being able to play contact sport after his accident, he returned to para-rowing with the Balmain Rowing Club in 2016.

He made his international debut for Australia in the PR3 Men's Pair and PR3 Mixed Coxed Four at the 2018 World Rowing Championships.

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Talbot was a member of the PR3 Mix 4+ consisting of Tom Birtwhistle, Nikki Ayers, Alexandra Viney and himself.

[5] Talbot with Nicholas Neales won a silver medal in the PR3 M2– at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.