Brent Hayden

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brent Hayden
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1983(1983-10-21)
Age	41
Birthplace	Mission Viejo
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

Brent Hayden Biography

Brent Hayden is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on October 21, 1983 in Mission Viejo, California, United States. Swimmer who took home the bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and also an gold medal at that same race at 2007’s World Championships.

He won the bronze medal in 2012 He was a bit ahead of gold medalist When he won his bronze medal in 2012, he finished slightly behind gold medal winner Nathan Adrian..

Brent Matthew Hayden (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian 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-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a time of 47.80. He 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, he 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 adds a further three silver and one bronze medal to his World Championship totals. In addition, Hayden is currently the Canadian record-holder in the 200-metre, 100-metre and 50-metre freestyle in both the short-course and long-course. He has also held the world record in the 4×100-metre medley relay, and the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

2004: Athens was the location of Hayden’s first Olympics when he took part in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as part of the Canadian swimming team. It was a disappointing first Olympic appearance for Hayden, as inexperience took its toll on the 20-year-old. His best individual finish at the Games was 13th in the 200-metre freestyle event. It was further worsened when Brent was mistaken for a protester and beaten up and arrested by the riot police because he was “tall and wearing a dark shirt” the night before the Closing Ceremonies, a week after his competition ended. The injuries sustained left him unable to compete at the World Short Course Championships which were being held a month later.

He married singer Nadina Hayden on August 19, 2012.

Brent Hayden Net Worth

Brent Hayden is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brent Hayden 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He wasn’t the best swimmer when he started when he was a child, and it was necessary to take repeated lessons as a young child.

In the 2004 Olympics He was mistaken for protesters, and was then the police beat him and then arrested him by police riots.

After disappointment struck at the previous two Olympic games for Hayden where he failed to qualify for the 100-metre finals, he became the first Canadian to do so in swimming’s glamour event since Dick Pound in 1960. He went on to win bronze medal for Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100-metre men’s freestyle after a strong start placed him in medal contention at the turn. Gold and silver went to American Nathan Adrian and world champion James Magnussen of Australia, while Hayden beat out César Cielo and Yannick Agnel for third; the medals were also presented by Dick Pound. Though only a bronze, the medal was a redemption for Hayden, who was visibly ecstatic at winning an Olympic medal at long last. With his Olympic medal finally in his possession, he said that “There are so many times when you can dream of something but a million out of a million and one times it won’t come true. This was one of the things that I was very fortunate as a human being to have happen to me.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Brent Hayden height 6 ft 4 in Brent weight 86 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Brent Hayden Dating?

According to our records, Brent Hayden married to Nadina Zarifeh (m. 2012). As of December 1, 2023, Brent Hayden’s is not dating anyone.

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2011: Hayden went on to touch out for the silver on a long glide in the 100-metre freestyle final at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. He had gone into the World Championships having set the previous world’s best time the last season. His further successes came as Hayden was working on improving his starting 50-metre as he was known more as a finisher in the last 50.

Facts & Trivia

Brent Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brent Hayden celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

Hayden appeared on CBC’s television show Canada’s Smartest Person as a competitor in 2014, but he did not win the title. He and his wife Zarifeh created their own line of athletic lifestyle apparel, Astra Athletica, a business which they currently run. Hayden has also pursued photography as a passion and has had several exhibitions.

What is Brent Hayden doing now?

Initially retiring after the London Olympics, Hayden returned to the pool seven years later to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Did Brent Hayden make the Olympics?

In his third Olympic appearance, Brent Hayden finally got the Olympic medal he had always desired. He won bronze in the 100m freestyle at London 2012 to win Canada’s first ever Olympic medal in that event.

When did Brent Hayden retire?

Hayden retired in 2012 after the 4×100-metre medley relay at the London Olympics because of an ailing back that left him in constant pain. Coupled with depression, he had lost his passion for swimming.

How old is Brent Hayden?

38 years (October 21, 1983)

Where does Brent Hayden train?

After high school graduation from Hatzic Secondary in 2001, Brent moved to Vancouver to train at the Vancouver National Swim Centre at UBC with his new coach Tom Johnson.