USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of swimming in the United States, has announced the appointment of Brendan Hansen as its National Junior Team Program Director, effective November 4. Hansen ...

BARCELONA, July 22. SINCE the day he captured his first state championship — while in high school, back in 1997 — he was destined for greatness, considered the future of the breaststroke in American ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Brendan Hansen clung to the lane rope, glaring at the scoreboard. No matter how long he stared, the shocking result just wouldn't go away. He wasn't first — or even second. And he won't ...

Olympic swimmer Brendan Hansen does better in pools than planes. He lost his gold medal from the Beijing Games during a flight from Philadelphia to Texas, but got it back a day later. "For about 18 ...

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Brendan Hansen and NBA player Jameer Nelson were among 15 people announced on Tuesday as the Class of 2024 for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Roughly ...

LONDON (AP) - Former University of Texas swimmer Brendan Hansen won a bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday at the London Olympics. Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa set a world ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11 -- On a night when the two fiercest rivals among American swimmers, whether they acknowledge it, swam in adjacent lanes -- and later said they would happily go for Olympic ...

Former world record holder fails to qualify for U.S. team in 200-meter breaststroke. Brendan Hansen swims in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke finals at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., ...

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Brendan Hansen's failure to qualify for an Olympic spot in the 200 meters breaststroke at the U.S. swim trials on Thursday provided a shock that was felt all the way to ...

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - No matter how hard he tries, American Brendan Hansen just cannot seem to get away from Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima. The pair have been rivals in the pool for a ...

OMAHA — Win your event at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, and you stand on an elevator that doubles as an awards podium. You rise from the bowels of the building, thousands of fans cheering as you ...

Brendan Hansen won the 100-meter breaststroke in the national championships at Stanford on Tuesday night, adding a title to a comeback summer that he hopes returns him to the Olympics next year. The ...