Matthew Hawes

Matthew Hawes (born February 13, 1986 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec) is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the backstroke events. Hawes' first international honour was a bronze medal (4 × 100 m medley relay) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . He narrowly missed the 2008 Olympic team. Hawes held the 200m Backstroke Canadian record for just over ten years until it was broken in 2019 by Markus Thormeyer at the 2019 World Aquatic Championships. Hawes has been on the national team of Canada since 2003. He has never competed in the Olympics.

Matthew Hawes

Matthew Hawes (born February 13, 1986 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec) is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the backstroke events. Hawes' first international honour was a bronze medal (4 × 100 m medley relay) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . He narrowly missed the 2008 Olympic team. Hawes held the 200m Backstroke Canadian record for just over ten years until it was broken in 2019 by Markus Thormeyer at the 2019 World Aquatic Championships. Hawes has been on the national team of Canada since 2003. He has never competed in the Olympics.