GOLD MEDALISTS HANSEN AND PEIRSOL HEAD TO THE NIKE+ HUMAN RACE AUSTIN POST OLYMPICS
Olympic gold medalists Brendan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol are coming to Austin, fresh off the heels of their Olympic success at the 2008 Beijing games.
Hansen and Peirsol will join seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and former WNBA player Cynthia Cooper at the Nike+ Human Race in Austin, and they’ll be rocking out to Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals with hundreds of thousands of Austin runners at the finish line.
Former Longhorn swimmer, Brendan Hansen, alongside Team USA swimmer, Michael Phelps, won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games for his swim in the breaststroke leg of the world record setting men’s 4x100m medley relay. A two-time Olympian (Athens – 2004), Hansen now has four Olympic medals under his belt including two golds. While swimming at the University of Texas, Hansen was the NCAA Champion all four years in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events, previously owning the world record in both.
Fellow Olympian and University of Texas alum, Aaron Peirsol, swam the backstroke leg of the same gold medal winning 4x100m medley relay. He also garnered an individual gold medal in the men’s 100m backstroke, setting a new world record. Also in Beijing, he secured the silver medal in the men’s 200m backstroke. A three-time Olympian (Sydney – 2000, Athens – 2004), Peirsol’s performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games brings his total medal count to seven including five gold medals.
Whether you’re an expert runner, a first-timer, or anything in between, there’s no denying that hanging out with Olympic gold medalists, a Tour de France legend, and a future women’s basketball hall of famer, while rocking-out to a private concert by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, will be an unforgettable Austin evening..
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Hansen and Peirsol will join seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and former WNBA player Cynthia Cooper at the Nike+ Human Race in Austin, and they’ll be rocking out to Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals with hundreds of thousands of Austin runners at the finish line.
Former Longhorn swimmer, Brendan Hansen, alongside Team USA swimmer, Michael Phelps, won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games for his swim in the breaststroke leg of the world record setting men’s 4x100m medley relay. A two-time Olympian (Athens – 2004), Hansen now has four Olympic medals under his belt including two golds. While swimming at the University of Texas, Hansen was the NCAA Champion all four years in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events, previously owning the world record in both.
Fellow Olympian and University of Texas alum, Aaron Peirsol, swam the backstroke leg of the same gold medal winning 4x100m medley relay. He also garnered an individual gold medal in the men’s 100m backstroke, setting a new world record. Also in Beijing, he secured the silver medal in the men’s 200m backstroke. A three-time Olympian (Sydney – 2000, Athens – 2004), Peirsol’s performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games brings his total medal count to seven including five gold medals.
Whether you’re an expert runner, a first-timer, or anything in between, there’s no denying that hanging out with Olympic gold medalists, a Tour de France legend, and a future women’s basketball hall of famer, while rocking-out to a private concert by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, will be an unforgettable Austin evening..
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