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2007-08 Highlights: Reached the finals in the 500 freestyle at the MWC Championships, finishing eighth ... also finished 12th in the 1650 free ... posted the Falcons' second-fastest times of the season in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free events ... moved into the Academy's record books in the 500 and 1650 free, ranking sixth and 10th, respectively ... named to the MWC All-Academic team. High School: Swam for the Berkeley Aquatic Club ... coached by Jim Wood ... three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... received the N.J. Swimming High Point Award in 2006 ... member of National Honor Society and French Honor Society ... received a National Merit letter of commendation. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 26 ... son of Paul and Theresa Hansen ... has four siblings, Laura (24), Kate (21), Mark (17) and Julie (14) ... father, Paul, graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1981 ... sister, Laura, is a 2005 graduate of the Air Force Academy ... hobbies include sports, reading, music and relaxing ... favorite food is his mom's homemade stuffing ... favorite movie is Citizen Kane ... person in history he'd most like to meet is William Wilberforce, because "he fought heavy opposition for the abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain" ... most noteworthy things about his hometown are the pizzerias ... pre-race ritual is to wait to put his goggles on until the last possible opportunity ... on his iPod: alternative rock, classic rock, jazz, French music and Christian music ... went to Kunsan AB, Korea, for Operation Air Force this past summer ... favorite athlete is Michael Phelps ... if he could trade places with one of his teammates for a day, it would be Justin Day, because "I've always wondered what it would be like to swim breaststroke fast" ... favorite quote: "True soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -G.K. Chesterton. |
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