Brent Hayden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Place of Birth: Mission, British Columbia, Canada
About Brent Hayden
- Brent Matthew Hayden (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian competitive swimmer.
- Representing Canada for a decade, Hayden is regarded as the fastest swimmer in Canadian history.
- Hayden won a bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a time of 47.80.
- He was world champion in the same event in 2007 with Filippo Magnini of Italy.
- By winning the 100-metre, 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-metre final at the Olympics since Dick Pound at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the 100-metre.
- Hayden adds a further three silver and one bronze medal to his World Championship totals.
- In addition, Hayden is currently the Canadian record-holder in the 200-metre, 100-metre and 50-metre freestyle in both the short-course and long-course.
- He has also held the world record in the 4×100-metre medley relay, and the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
- In October 2019 it was announced that Hayden was coming out of retirement, with the goal of qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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