Adam Faulkner (swimmer)

Adam Paul Faulkner (born 26 November 1981) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Faulkner specialised in long-distance freestyle events.[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]

This article is about the swimmer. For the film character Adam Faulkner or Stanheight, see List of Saw characters.

Adam Faulkner
Personal information
Full nameAdam Paul Faulkner
National team Great Britain
Born (1981-11-26) 26 November 1981
Nottingham, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubNova Centurion
CoachBill Furniss
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle

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. Swimming in heat five, he rounded out the field to last place and twenty-ninth overall on the morning prelims with a time of 15:39.86.[4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Faulkner swam the 400 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. He came in only 0.24 of a second behind Coman.

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Faulkner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. "England Celebrates Its Greatest Day Ever in International Competition, Wins 4 Gold on Day 3 of Commonwealth Games". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2002. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. Lord, Craig (12 April 2004). "36 Named to British Olympic Team". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. Lonsbrough, Anita (8 April 2004). "Swimming: Faulkner on his way to Athens". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  6. "British Olympic Trials, Day 1: Faulkner, Smith Go 1-2 in Men's 400m Free; Three British Records Fall". Swimming World Magazine. 7 April 2004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  7. "Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 5)". Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 March 2013.


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