Achievements
Since making his international swimming debut at the 2007 Arafura Games, Hall has competed in three Paralympic Games, two Commonwealth Games and three Pan Pacific Para Championships. Six years after being the youngest male on the Dolphins swimming team at the 2008 Beijing Games, Hall was awarded an OAM for service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. In a career spanning more than a decade, the Queenslander has amassed an impressive total of 17 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals across his international events.
Read MoreParalympic Games
Beijing, China 2008
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Placed 5th in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S9)
London, England 2012
- Won gold in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points)
- Won gold in the Men's 400m Freestyle (S9)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay (34 points)
- Placed 5th in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S9)
- Placed 6th in the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S9)
- Placed 6th in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (SM9)
Rio, Brazil 2016
- Won gold in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S9)
- Won silver in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S9)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 100m Backstroke (S9)
- Placed 4th in the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S9)
- Placed 4th in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay (34 points)
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, Scotland 2014
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Won bronze in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S9)
Gold Coast, Australia 2018
- Won gold in the Men’s 100m Backstroke (S9)
- Won bronze in the Men's 100m Freestyle (S9)
IPC World Championships
Eindhoven, Netherlands 2010
- Won gold in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle (34 points)
- Won gold in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S9)
- Won gold in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay (34 points)
- Won gold in the 5km Open Water event (S9)
- Placed 7th in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S9)
- Placed 8th in the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S9)
Montreal, Canada 2013
- Won gold in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S9) (WR)
- Won gold in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points)
- Placed 4th in the Men's 100m Butterfly (S9)
- Placed 4th in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay (34 points)
- Placed 4th in the Men's 100m Backstroke (S9)
- Placed 4th in the Men's 100m Freestyle (S9)
Glasgow, Scotland 2015
- Won gold in the Men's 400m Freestyle (S9)
- Won gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke (S9)
- Won bronze in the Men's 100m Freestyle (S9)
- Won bronze in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 points)
Pan Pacific Para Championships
Edmonton, Canada 2011
- Won gold in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S9)
- Won silver in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S9)
- Won silver in the Men’s 100m Backstroke (S9)
- Won silver in the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S9)
- Won silver in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (SM9)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 50m Freestyle (S9)
Pasadena, United States 2014
- Won gold in the Men’s 400m freestyle (S9)
- Won gold in the Men’s 100m Butterfly (S9)
- Won gold in the Men’s 100m backstroke (S9)
- Won silver in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S9)
- Won silver in the Men's 200m Individual Medley (SM9)
Cairns, Australia 2018
- Won gold in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S9)
- Placed 8th in the Men's 100m Freestyle (S9)
In The Pool
Paralympic Games
Commonwealth Games
IPC World Championships
Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships
Get to know Brenden
- My career aspiration outside of swimming
- My swimming career highlight
- Three words that best describe me
- Humerous
- Humble
- Tall
- What's your ambition post-swimming?
- What are your hobbies away from swimming?
- What's something interesting about you that people don't know?
I studied a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the Australian Catholic University.
Winning my first gold individual Paralympic medal in London in the 400m freestyle. Also, receiving my first world championship gold for the 400m free from Pieter Van Den Hoogenban.
To become a team physiotherapist.
Surfing, camping and reading.
When I lost my leg my heart stopped for 27 and a half minutes. Also, I'm the owner of Winston the pug.
