-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...Read Full Story
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...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...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...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...Read Full Story
Olympic gold medalist Brendan Hansen is back in the water, confident there's a lot more he can accomplish. Beginning in its January issue and running through June, Swimming World Magazine will provide monthly regional Olympic previews. This month ...
Brendan Hansen left competitive swimming so he could do all ... “Before it was like I had built up 26 years of swimming and I was expecting myself to win gold, and that expectation is what got the best of me in those Games.”
His wife, Martha, a sixth-grade math teacher, quickly put two and two together ... "When you're with somebody that knows you better than you, you listen to them and do what you're told." These days Hansen, 30, is listening to Martha, his body ...
Brendan Hansen Returns—Brendan Hansen ... swimming to victory in the short course 200-meter backstroke at the World Cup in Berlin. 1. Ryan Lochte Defeats Michael Phelps in the 200-meter IM—In 2011, Ryan Lochte reminded the swimming world that Michael ...
(Seriously, have you ever seen one of his flip turns? You won’t. It’s that fast.) I’m not including Brendan Hansen on this comeback list, because I think he is officially beyond the term “comeback.” Hansen is officially “back.” 3. Missy ...
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TOKYO : Double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima was among five swimmers to break Japan national records in Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit Friday, raising questions about the contractual obligation for Japan swimmers to ditch the high-tech suit for the ...