Brent Hayden

Brent Matthew Hayden 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 m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a time of 47.80, and 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, and 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 added a further three silver and one bronze medal to his World Championship totals.

21 October 1983

Born on the same birth date (21 October 1983): Amber Rose • Andy Marte • Casey Fien • Charlotte Sullivan • Chris Sherrington • Gonzalo Klusener • Ninet Tayeb • Shelden Williams

Born on the same birth day (21 October): Alfred Nobel • Alphonse de Lamartine • Antony Kay • Bernard Tomic • Carl Brewer (ice hockey) • Damien Martyn • Don Byas • Igor Prins • Kieran Richardson • Kim Kardashian • Lee Loughnane • Samuel Khachikian • Tom Brandstater

Born in the same month (October 1983): Abhishek Nayar • Alex Brosque • Andreas Zuber • Anton Müller • Brent Clevlen • Chris Sherrington • Dmitri Sychev • Florian Mayer • Maor Melikson • Marios Nicolaou (footballer, born 1983) • Mark Giordano • Maurice Clarett • Ninet Tayeb • Philipp Kohlschreiber • Richard Brancatisano • Stephen Gionta • Tolga Zengin