Brent Hayden

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**Brent Hayden**

Country	Canada
Club	UBC Dolphins
Date of birth	October 21, 1983
Place of birth	Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Titles

Medal record
Men's swimming
Competitor for Canada
World Championships - Long Course
Gold	2007 Melbourne^[1]	100 m freestyle
Silver	2005 Montreal^[2]	4x100 m freestyle
Silver	2005 Montreal	4x200 m freestyle
Bronze	2007 Melbourne^[3]	4x200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Silver	2006 Melbourne^[4]	50 m freestyle
Bronze	2006 Melbourne	200 m freestyle
Bronze	2006 Melbourne	4 x 100 m freestyle relay
Bronze	2006 Melbourne	4 x 100 m medley relay
Bronze	2002 Manchester^[5]	4 x 100 m freestyle relay
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold	2006 Victoria	100 m freestyle
Silver	2006 Victoria	4x100 m freestyle
Silver	2006 Victoria	4x200 m freestyle
Bronze	2006 Victoria	50 m freestyle

Brent Hayden (born October 21, 1983 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia) is a Canadian swimmer.

Hayden was raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year.

He is currently the Canadian record holder in the 200m, 100m and 50m Freestyle. He won two silver medals on the 4x200m and 4x100m freestyle relays at the 2005 World Aquatic Championships in Montreal, Quebec. Additionally, he placed 4th in the 200m free and 6th in the 100m free setting new Canadian records in both events. At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, he tied for gold with Filippo Magnini in the Mens 100m Freestyle with a Canadian record time of 48.43. He became the first Canadian in 21 years to win a gold medal at the worlds.

On May 26, 2007 the mayor of Mission declared "Brent Hayden Day". As well, the Mission Marlins renamed their swim meet to the "Brent Hayden Invitational" and a mural on the wall at the Mission Leisure Center was unveiled.