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== Coaching career == |
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Doug is currently a coach for SwimAtlanta and for one of the best Latvian swimmers, [[Andrejs Duda]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Men’s Swimming | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1988 Seoul | 4x100m Freestyle | |
1988 Seoul | 4x200m Freestyle | |
1992 Barcelona | 4x200m Freestyle | |
Pan Pacific Games | ||
1989 Tokyo | 200m Freestyle | |
1989 Tokyo | 4x100m Freestyle | |
1989 Tokyo | 4x200m Freestyle | |
1989 Tokyo | 100m 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
- American swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Texas Longhorns swimmers
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from New Jersey
- Swimming coaches