Brendan Hansen

Brendan Hansen is an American former competition swimmer, born on 15 August 1981, who specialized in breaststroke. He was a member of the United States Olympic teams of 2004, 2008 and 2012 and won six Olympic medals in total, three gold, one silver and two bronze, taking gold in the 4x100 metre medley relay at all three Games. He is a former long course world record holder in both the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke and won twenty-five medals at the Olympics, the World Championships and the Pan Pacific Championships. After his racing career ended following the 2012 Olympics he worked as a coach and operations manager for Austin Aquatics and was later appointed a director for the United States Junior National team.