Doug Gjertsen

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Doug Gjertsen

Medal record
Men’s swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4x200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Tokyo 100 m freestyle

Douglas ("Doug") Seneca Gjertsen (born July 31, 1969 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey) is a former American swimmer.

1988 Summer Olympics

He was the third member of the United States' world record 4x200 freestyle relay team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This team set the world record with a time of 7:12.51

1992 Summer Olympics

He was also the fourth member of the United States' bronze medal 4x200 freestyle relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain with a time of 7:16.23

Collegiate career

He swam collegiately for Texas where he was a three time individual NCAA champion and a nine-time relay NCAA champion.

He was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in September 2006 for his accomplishments not only at Texas but also on the Olympic stage.

Coaching career

Doug is currently a coach for SwimAtlanta and for one of the best Latvian swimmers, Andrejs Duda.

References


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