Howard Xavier Hinds (born October 29, 1977) is a Curaçao former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.

[1] He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a member of the Fort Lauderdale Swim Team, under head coach Jack Nelson.

[2] Hinds made his official debut for the Netherlands Antilles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

He failed to reach the top 16 final in the 50 m freestyle, finishing only in fifty-fourth place at 24.63.

[3] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Hinds competed only in a sprint freestyle double.