By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
Brett Hawke has removed himself from an upcoming Masters meet after a group of swimmers questioned his eligibility given his current role as the head coach of the Enhanced Games.
Hawke, 51, was previously entered as a relay-only swimmer with the Spartan Masters at the Aqua Knuckles SCM Swim Meet on Nov. 15 in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., but he pulled his name out of the mix on Wednesday, a source told SwimSwam. He is no longer listed among the entered swimmers at the meet.
Last week, a group of Masters swimmers sent out a formal protest against Hawke competing to U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) and Southern Pacific Masters Swimming, claiming that despite Hawke holding an active USMS registration, his current role as head coach of the Enhanced Games “presents a profound and irreconcilable conflict of interest with the core tenets of USMS.”
USMS issued a statement to SwimSwam on Friday, noting that the organization was “reviewing this matter in accordance with our established policies and procedures.”
The swimmers protesting Hawke’s involvement pointed to a situation involving Lance Armstrong in 2013, when the disgraced cyclist was entered to compete in the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships.
After consulting with FINA and United States Aquatic Sports, USMS determined that although Armstrong was eligible for membership, he was not eligible to compete in sanctioned swimming competitions.
The group of swimmers protesting Hawke’s entry believed that despite the fact he doesn’t have a positive doping test to his name, he should not be eligible to compete due to his public-facing position with the Enhanced Games.
Hawke, a two-time Australian Olympian and former Auburn head coach, was named the head coach of the Enhanced Games in May 2025.
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