Age: 24

State: NSW

Occupation: Professional Lifeguard

Hayden Quinn is a Sydney-born professional lifeguard who has an old-school passion for food, travel and surfing. His food dream drove him to apply for MasterChef Australia season 3 where he refined his cooking skills and food knowledge.

“I’m a professional lifeguard. Being a lifeguard involves a lot of time on the beach, mainly looking after people's safety. On the beach, we get quite a few days where it's slow and on those days it’s a lot about food."

"Cooking for me started off at a pretty young age with mum, she's really been my inspiration for cooking and shes taught me everything I know. Seeing someone enjoy what I've created and cooked for them is the best feeling in the world.”

Hayden made a number of impressive dishes, such as his famous Braised Pork Belly which the judges absolutely adored and shows off his cooking style perfectly.

Watch Hayden create his signature dish and the recipe which changed his life, Moules Mariniere and Pommes Frites with Herb de Provence.