Brent Hayden

Brent Matthew Hayden (born October 21, 1983 in Mission, British Columbia) is a Canadian retired swimmer.

Brent Hayden

Personal information
Full name	Brent Matthew Hayden
Nickname(s)	"Soup"
National team	Canada
Born	(1983-10-21) October 21, 1983 (age 40) Mission, British Columbia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Pacific Dolphins
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Olympic Games 2012 London 100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2007 Melbourne 100 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 100 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 100 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 100 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley 2006 Victoria 50 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 50 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 50 m freestyle 2010 Delhi 100 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 50 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 4×100 m medley 2006 Melbourne 200 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley

During the 100-metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won the bronze medal for Canada.^[1] He 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-metre final at the Olympics since Dick Pound appeared at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was also the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the 100 m event.^[2]

After the men's 4 × 100-metre medley relay at the Olympics, Hayden announced that he was retiring. He said he believed in the Canadian swim team to thrive in the future, saying that "I think in the grand scheme of things, with the people we have, we’ve done an amazing job … As long as we keep that momentum building, I think we’re going to see more success come from more diverse events."^[3]

References

1. "Canadian Brent Hayden's bronze a beautiful thing". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
2. "A look back at Canada's Olympic medals in London". National Post. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
3. "Olympic swimming was a meet of beginnings and ends". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-12-30.

Other websites

• Official website

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