Doug Gjertsen

Medal record
Doug Gjertsen
Men’s Swimming
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	4x100m Freestyle
Gold	1988 Seoul	4x200m Freestyle
Bronze	1992 Barcelona	4x200m Freestyle
Pan Pacific Games
Gold	1989 Tokyo	200m Freestyle
Gold	1989 Tokyo	4x100m Freestyle
Gold	1989 Tokyo	4x200m Freestyle
Bronze	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

• sports-reference

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