Brendan Hansen

Let's say you won an Olympic gold medal. None of that silver or bronze stuff, we're talking about number one gold. You're taking said medal on a plane with you, and you don't want it checked in because you're flying Southwest and, well, they'll steal that shit. So do you A) give it to the pilot to wear during the flight as a "thanks", but in reality it because you know it'll be safe in the cockpit, B) put it up your butt like a drug mule or C) stuff it in the side pocket of your backpack like a roast beef sandwich. Well, ... Read Full Story

    -Scott Spann might be America's best bet to beat Japan's world record holder, Kosuke Kitajima. -Scott Spann is from Austin Texas and it 20 years old. -Spann qualified for the US Olympic team in the 200 breast stroke. -He swims for University of Michigan however he represented Longhorn Aquatics in Austin Texas for the Olympic trials -Spann trains under Randy Reese which is the brother of Eddie Reese who is the Men’s 2008 Olympic Head coach and also University of Texas head coach. -Spann along with Eric Shanteau beat the American former World record holder in the 200 breast stroke, Brendan Hansen. ... Read Full Story

-Brendan Hans en is a 26 year old from Havertown, Pennsylvania . He qualified for the 100 breast stroke. - He has competed for and currently trains at University of Texas - He represents the American breast stroke and is known as one of the greatest breast strokers in the history - Brendan got silver in the 100 and bronze in the 200. (Gold in the relay) so he wanted to win both events this time (2008). - Brendan held 3 world records, two of which were in the breast stroke till this year when Kitajima from Japan broke his 200 meter event (June ... Read Full Story

Happy birthday to Olympic breaststroker Brendan Hansen, who turns 27 Friday! Sure, this isn't Brendan's year, or his Olympics . But we hafta say, without a real Hansen-Kosuke Kitajima rivalry in Beijing, swimming isn't quite the same (Michael Phelps' achievements notwithstanding). Hansen and Kitajima--they need each other. Without those two side-by-side in the pool, gunning for the wall, all we see is a field of nameless, faceless athletes, swimming a second-class stroke that has the polite word for "boob" in it. Source   Subscribe in a reader Read Full Story

-Brendan Hans en is a 26 year old from Havertown, Pennsylvania . He qualified for the 100 breast stroke. - He has competed for and currently trains at University of Texas - He represents the American breast stroke and is known as one of the greatest breast strokers in the history - Brendan got silver in the 100 and bronze in the 200. (Gold in the relay) so he wanted to win both events this time (2008). - Brendan held 3 world records, two of which were in the breast stroke till this year when Kitajima from Japan broke his 200 meter event (June ... Read Full Story