Brendan Hansen

Brendan Hansen

Brendan Joseph Hansen (born August 15, 1981) is an American college and international swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. He is a six-time (three gold, one silver, two bronze) Olympic medalist, and is also a former world record holder in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke (long course).

He has won a total of twenty-five medals in major international competition, eighteen gold, four silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and won the bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a gold medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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