Brent Hayden
Swimmer, Olympic athlete
1983 –
Who is Brent Hayden?
Brent Matthew Hayden is a former Canadian swimmer. Hayden was a bronze medal winner in the 100 m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was co-World Champion in the same event in 2007 with Filippo Magnini of Italy. By winning the 100 m, Hayden became the first Canadian in 21 years to win a gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships, he was also the first Canadian to appear in the 100 m final at the Olympics since Dick Pound at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the 100 m. Hayden adds a further three silver and one bronze medal to his World Championship totals. He is the current reigning Commonwealth Games champion in both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle events. In addition, Hayden is currently the Canadian record holder in the 200 m, 100 m and 50 m freestyle in both the short-course and long-course. He has also held the world record in the 4×100 m medley relay, and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1983
Mission - Also known as
- Soup
- Brent Matthew Hayden
- Spouses
- Nadina Zarifeh
(2012/08 - )
- Nadina Zarifeh
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of British Columbia
- Lived in
- Mission
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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