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. He claimed a bronze medal (4 × 100 m medley relay) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hawes also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

At the 2009 World Aquatic Trials in Montreal Hawes set a new national record in the 200 metre backstroke (1:57.34) earning him a spot on the World Championship team. After competing at the World Championships and placing 18th, he broke the longest standing men's National record in Leeds, England in the 200 metre backstroke (SC) clocking 1:52.21.

Currently, Matt Hawes has won 19 National title, and has broken 6 Canadian Records over his career. He just won his 19th National title at the 2011 World Championship trials in the 200m Backstroke, clocking 1:58.89 which positions him at 8th fastest time in the world this year.

In 2011, after a disappointing World Championship result, Hawes started training with previous assistant coach of the Texas Longhorn Men's Varsity Swim Team, Bobby Folan at the University of Sydney Australia. There he was working with Matt Jaukovich, previous 50m butterfly world record holder on the technical aspects of his main event the 200m backstroke. His coach Bobby Folan was under the tutelage of Eddie Reese in Texas, where they both coached Aaron Peirsol, Garreth Weber-Gale and Brendan Hansen to the 2008 Olympic Games.

Hawes

Coordinates: 54°18′15″N 2°11′47″W / 54.304143°N 2.1964180°W / 54.304143; -2.1964180

Hawes is a small market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, that was granted its market charter in 1699. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Hawes is located at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, the River Ure runs to the north of the town and is regarded as one of the honeypot tourist attractions of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The parish of Hawes also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Gayle. It is 31.2 miles (50.2 km) west of the County Town of Northallerton. The Wensleydale Creamery is a major producer of Wensleydale cheese.

History

There is no mention in the Domesday Book of a settlement where the current town is. There is little mention of the town until the 15th century when the population had risen enough for a chapel of ease to be built.

The place's name is derived from the Old Norse word hals, meaning "neck" or "pass between mountains".

Hawes (disambiguation)

Hawes is a small market town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.

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