2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
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<strong>USA</strong> <strong>Swimming</strong><br />
Brendan Hansen<br />
CLUB: Longhorn Aquatics (TXLA-TX)<br />
AGE: 30 DOB: Aug 15, 1981<br />
HEIGHT: 6' 0" (182.9 cm)<br />
HOMETOWN: Havertown, Pa.<br />
RESIDENCE: Austin, Texas<br />
BIRTHPLACE: Havertown, Pa.<br />
COACHED BY: Eddie Reese<br />
Career Highlights:<br />
Won the 100m and 200m breast at the <strong>2011</strong> ConocoPhillips <strong>National</strong> <strong>Championships</strong> ...<br />
Earned a gold and set a world record in the 400m med-relay at the 2008 Olympic Games; also<br />
placed fourth in the 100m breast ... Qualified for the 2008 Olympics by placing first in the 100m<br />
breast at Trials ... won gold in the 100m and silver in the 50m breast at the 2007 FINA World<br />
<strong>Championships</strong> ... in 2006, set three world records in the span of 20 days in August, breaking<br />
the 100m breast WR once and the 200m breast WR twice ... won three medals (gold, silver,<br />
bronze) at the 2004 Olympic Games … was a triple gold medalist at the 2006 Pan Pacifics and<br />
2005 World <strong>Championships</strong> ... first international medal was gold in the 200m breast at the 2001<br />
World Champs ... while swimming for the University of Texas, was the NCAA champion in the<br />
100 and 200 breast all four years ... named Male Swimmer of the Meet after sweeping the<br />
breaststroke races and winning gold on the American record-setting 400m med-relay at the<br />
2004 SC World Champs.<br />
Olympics History:<br />
2004: Gold, 400m MR(WR); Silver, 100m BR; Bronze, 200m BR<br />
World Champs History:<br />
2007: Gold, 100m BR; Silver, 50m BR ... 2005: Gold, 100m BR/200m BR/400m MR ... 2003:<br />
Silver, 100m BR; Bronze, 200m BR ... 2001: Gold, 200m BR<br />
Pan Pacs History:<br />
2006: Gold, 100m BR & 200m BR(WR) & 400m MR ... 2002: Gold, 200m BR & 400m<br />
MR(WR) ; Silver, 100m BR<br />
SC Worlds History:<br />
2004: Swept BR & gold in 400m MR(WR) ... 1999: no medals<br />
Duel in the Pool History:<br />
2005: Gold: 100m/200m BR & 400m MR ... 2003: Bronze: 200m BR<br />
Olympic Trials History:<br />
2008: 1, 100m BR; 4, 200m BR ... 2004: 1, 100m BR; 1, 200m BR<br />
2007 World Rankings:<br />
3rd, 50m breast; 1st, 100m BR; 2nd, 200m BR; 60th, 200m IM<br />
2006 World Rankings:<br />
1st, 100m BR; 1st, 200m BR<br />
2005 World Rankings:<br />
1st, 100m BR; 1st, 200m BR<br />
RECORDS:<br />
Former WR holder in 100m BR, set at 2006 CA ConocoPhillips Nats ... Former AR holder in<br />
200m BR, set at 2006 Pan Pacific Champs ... Holds AR in 400y MED-R, set at 2006 ST<br />
American SC Champs ... Holds AR in 200y MED-R, set at 2006 ST American SC Champs<br />
NATIONAL TITLES:<br />
200m Breast (5): '07 SUM, '06 SUM, '05 SPG, '02 SUM, '99 SUM<br />
100m Breast (3): '07 SUM, '06 SUM, '05 SPG<br />
ADDITIONAL HONORS:<br />
General Accolades: 2006 <strong>USA</strong> <strong>Swimming</strong> Male Athlete of the Year ... won the 2005 Golden<br />
Goggles Perseverance Award<br />
<strong>National</strong> Teams: Six-time <strong>National</strong> A Team (2001-06) … 2000 <strong>National</strong> B Team … 1998<br />
<strong>National</strong> Junior Team<br />
All-Star Team: Five-time (2002-06)<br />
Collegiate: In college, never lost a breaststroke race on the conference or national level ... 14time<br />
NCAA Champion ... 16-time All-American<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
High School: Haverford HS ‘00<br />
College: Texas ’05<br />
College Major: Kinesiology<br />
Parents: Buzz and Miriam … father is an assistant manager for Verizon, and mother is a<br />
homemaker<br />
FAST FACTS<br />
Two-time Olympian (2008, 2004)<br />
Four Olympic medals (2g, 1s, 1b)<br />
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Conoco Phillips <strong>National</strong> <strong>Championships</strong><br />
<strong>2011</strong>: Gold, 100m BR; Gold, 200m BR<br />
2008 Beijing Olympic Games<br />
2008: Gold, 400m MED-R (WR)<br />
2007 World <strong>Championships</strong><br />
2007: Gold, 100m BR; Silver, 50m BR<br />
2006 Pan Pacific Champs<br />
2006: Gold, 200m BR (AR); Gold, 400m MED-R;<br />
Gold, 100m BR<br />
2005 World <strong>Championships</strong><br />
2005: Gold, 400m MED-R; Gold, 100m BR; Gold,<br />
200m BR<br />
2004 Olympic Games<br />
2004: Gold, 400m MED-R (WR); Silver, 100m BR;<br />
Bronze, 200m BR<br />
2003 World Champs<br />
2003: Gold, 400m MED-R; Silver, 100m BR;<br />
Bronze, 200m BR<br />
TOP TIMES<br />
Event Best Year<br />
100m BR 59.13 Aug 06<br />
CAREER STATS:<br />
<strong>2011</strong> <strong>National</strong> Champs - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR<br />
2008 Oly Games - 4 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 400m MED-R (WR)<br />
TRIALS - 1 Final, 100m BR; 4 Final, 200m BR<br />
08 SCSC GP - t1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR<br />
08 OSU GP - t1 Final, 100m BR; t1 Final, 200m BR; 6 Final,<br />
200m IM<br />
08 MIZZ GP - t1 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR<br />
2007 SUM NATS - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 5 Final,<br />
200m IM<br />
SCSC GP - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 6 Final,<br />
200m IM<br />
MoO DiP - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR<br />
WORLD - 2 Final, 50m BR; 1 Final, 100m BR<br />
2006 PAN PAC - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR (AR); 1 Final,<br />
400m MED-R<br />
SUM NATS - 1 Final, 100m BR (WR); 1 Final, 200m BR (WR)<br />
2005 MoO DiP - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR<br />
WORLD - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR<br />
WC TRIALS - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR<br />
2004 OLY - 2 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR<br />
OLY TRIALS - 1 Final, 100m BR (WR); 1 Final, 200m BR; 1<br />
Final, 200m BR (WR)<br />
2003 WORLD - 2 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR; 1 Final, 400m<br />
MED-R<br />
MoO DiP - 2 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR
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