Brendan Hansen is a swimmer who has competed for the United States. He competed at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Hansen was favored to win a gold in the breaststroke double (100 and 200) at his first Games in 2004 after breaking a world record each from the U.S. trials. He was renowned for his duel with Kosuke Kitajima in the breaststroke races, with the latter beating him at the final lap for a gold in the double. Hansen's defeat left him with a silver in the 100 and a bronze in the 200. He also helped the U.S. men's team of Aaron Peirsol, Ian Crocker, and Jason Lezak solidify a gold-medal triumph with a new world record time (3:30.68) in the 4x100 metres medley relay.
Four years later in Beijing, Hansen missed the podium by two tenths of a second (0.2) behind Hugues Duboscq in the 100 metres breaststroke with a fourth place time of 59.57. He also teamed with Peirsol, Michael Phelps, and Lezak to clear the 3:30 barrier with a new world record time (3:29.34) and defend their title for the seventh straight streak in the 4x100 metres medley relay.
At his third and final Games in 2012, Hansen redeemed from an out-of-medal feat to snare the last podium spot for the bronze in his pet race with a time of 59.49. He closed out his Olympic career by sharing the gold with Matthew Grevers, Phelps, and Nathan Adrian in the 4x100 metres medley relay.
Olympic Results[]
Year | Event | Rank |
---|---|---|
2004 | Men's 100m breaststroke | |
Men's 200m breaststroke | ||
Men's 4x100m medley relay | ||
2008 | Men's 100m breaststroke | 4th |
Men's 4x100m medley relay | ||
2012 | Men's 100m breaststroke | |
Men's 4x100m medley relay |
2004[]
Discipline | Round | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
100 metres breaststroke | Heats | 1:00.25 | |
Semifinal | 1:00.01 | OR | |
Final | 1:00.25 | ||
200 metres breaststroke | Heats | 2:12.77 | |
Semifinal | 2:10.81 | ||
Final | 2:10.87 | ||
4x100 metres medley relay | Heats | 3:35.10 (Reserve) |
|
Final | 3:30.68 (59.37 split) |
WR |
2008[]
Discipline | Round | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
100 metres breaststroke | Heats | 1:00.65 | |
Semifinal | 59.94 | ||
Final | 59.57 | ||
4x100 metres medley relay | Heats | 3:32.75 (Reserve) |
|
Final | 3:29.34 (59.27 split) |
WR |
2012[]
Discipline | Round | Time |
---|---|---|
100 metres breaststroke | Heats | 59.93 |
Semifinal | 59.78 | |
Final | 59.49 | |
4x100 metres medley relay | Heats | 3:32.75 (Reserve) |
Final | 3:29.34 (59.19 split) |