Brett Hawke

Brett Hawke

Personal information
Full name	Brett Hawke
Nationality	Australia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
College team	Auburn Tigers
Medal record Men’s swimming Representing Australia World Championships (SC) 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x100m Freestyle 2002 Moscow 4x100m Medley Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4x100m Freestyle 2006 Melbourne 50m Freestyle 2002 Manchester 50m Freestyle Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane 50m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 50m freestyle

Brett Hawke (born 2 June 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian Record holder and Australian Olympian in swimming. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 6^th in the 50 Freestyle; he was the oldest member of the Australian swim team.

He competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, winning bronze in the 50m freestyle and silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay. He retired from competing at the end of the games.

Hawke swam collegiality in the United States for Auburn University. Beginning in 2006, he is an assistant coach at there.

In 2008, he served as a coach for the Brazilian Olympic team, as he works with Auburn attended César Cielo. Cielo won the 50m freestyle, and swam to a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle at the 2008 Olympics.

At the beginning of the 2008-09 school year, Hawke was elevated to co-Men's Head Coach of the Auburn Swimming and Diving teams, in connection to Head Coach Richard Quick's cancer diagnosis. Hawke will run the men's program in consulation with Quick, while existing Women's Co-Head Coach Dorsey Tierney-Walker will lead the women's team.

In May 2009, Hawke was named the Head Coach for the Auburn Men's upon the departure of Tierney-Walker to take the helm of the Arizona State team. Hawke was promoted to the position of Head Coach of the Auburn swimming and diving program upon the death of previous Head Coach Richard Quick in the summer of 2009.