Brent Hayden
Canadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
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- Born
- 21 October 1983, Mission
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Sport
- competitive swimming
- Occupation
- swimmer, karateka
- Height
- 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Team / club
- UBC Thunderbirds, Toronto Titans
Brent Matthew Hayden (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian retired 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 m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a time of 47.80, and 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, and 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 added a further three silver and one bronze medal to his World Championship totals.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre freestyle | 13th place | |
| swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 9th place | |
| swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 10th place | |
| swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 5th place | |
| swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre freestyle | 14th place | |
| swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre freestyle | 17th place | |
| swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 6th place | |
| swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 10th place | |
| swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 5th place | |
| swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre freestyle | 3rd place (bronze) | |
| swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 10th place | |
| swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 8th place | |
| swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 50 metre freestyle | 14th place | |
| swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 4th place | |
| swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 50 metre freestyle | 9th place | |
| 2002 Commonwealth Games | 2002 | |
| 2006 Commonwealth Games | 2006 | |
| 2010 Commonwealth Games | 2010 | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 |
Awards and honours
- British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q524489 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.