Brendan Hansen is a four-time Olympic medalist and the best breaststroker ever. Apart from working towards his passion, Hansen has been working with the Leukemia Research Foundation (LRF) as the national spokesperson since October 2004. He has been actively associated with the Chicago based foundation in developing a series of events and programs for fund raising. The funds are being utilized for worldwide medical research on causes and cures for leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers.

As the national spokesperson, Brendan has been giving back to the community through his motivational speaking and support to youth clinics. Several swim clinics throughout the country are under development which will be half-day clinics and feature

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Brendan has already proved himself as one of the master’s of the breaststroke swimming. However, he has achieved this through tough training and work out sessions. Hansen has nailed down an almost perfect training routine. He dives into the pool and gives out everything he has physically and mentally; he drains himself completely and pushes to the maximum level in a bid to make himself better.

Each day Hansen comes on the training session with a mystery surrounding him as to what Eddie Reese will come up with. During peek training session, Hansen undergoes nine swim sessions per week. This includes single workouts on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; double workouts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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Brendan Hansen, an American swimmer specializing in the breaststroke, is the fastest in the genre in history. He is a four-time Olympic medalist with 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze, and a two-time Olympian (2004, 2008). Breaststroke is a swimming style where the swimmer is on chest and the torso doesn’t rotate. The style provides the ability to keep the head out of water for a greater portion of time.

Brendan Hansen swam for many different clubs and is popular for his unique style of breaststroke that involves a kick that is much narrower than the other swimmers. He has set several records and is also the only person to win all breaststroke events at the NCAA Championships, all four years. Apart from setting milestones, Brendan Hansen has also won many International Medals, which are listed below.

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Relationships

Father – Buzz Hansen, assistant manager for Verizon.
Mother – Miriam Hansen, homemaker.
Sister – younger sister Megan Hansen swims at Southern Connecticut.
Brother – elder brother Sean Hansen is the head swim coach and assistant AD at Haverford Prep in Havertown, Pa.
Future Professional Aspirations – Communications
Nickname – in south everyone says Brandon instead of Brendan, so he told people to call him “B”. Hence the nickname- “B”.
Ultimate mode of relaxation – Camping.
Hobbies besides swimming – photography, fishing, hunting, going to the lake, camping.

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