Doug Gjertsen

Doug Gjertsen

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Seneca Gjertsen
Nickname(s)	"Doug"
National team	United States
Born	(1967-07-31) July 31, 1967 Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Texas
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle 1988 Seoul 4x200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 4x200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 4x100 m freestyle 1991 Perth 4x200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Games 1989 Tokyo 200 m freestyle 1989 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle 1989 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle 1989 Tokyo 100 m freestyle

Douglas Seneca Gjertsen (born July 31, 1969) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Gjertsen was the third member of the record-setting U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The American team of Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Gjertsen and Matt Biondi set a new world record with a time of 7:12.51. He also received a bronze medal for swimming for the third-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.^[1]

Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he was the fourth member of the third-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay; the American team of Joe Hudepohl, Mel Stewart, Jon Olsen and Gjertsen won the bronze medal with a time of 7:16.23. Individually, he finished eighth in the final of the men's 200-meter freestyle, recording a time of 1:50.57.^[1]

He attended the University of Texas at Austin, and swam for coach Eddie Reese's Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team. 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.

Gjertsen is currently the head coach for SwimAtlanta, and has served as the personal coach for one of the best Latvian swimmers, Andrejs Duda. He currently serves as the personal coach for former American record holder Amanda Weir.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

1988 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's Team	Mike Barrowman David Berkoff Steve Bigelow Matt Biondi Matt Cetlinski Troy Dalbey Mark Dean Doug Gjertsen Chris Jacobs Tom Jager Shaun Jordan Dan Jorgensen Lars Jorgensen Jeff Kostoff Brent Lang Jay Mortenson Craig Oppel Rich Schroeder Kirk Stackle Bill Stapleton Melvin Stewart Dan Veatch Daniel Watters Dave Wharton
Women's Team	Beth Barr Tami Bruce Janet Evans Leigh Ann Fetter Erika Hansen Andrea Hayes Whitney Hedgepeth Janel Jorgensen Mitzi Kremer Susan Johnson Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Trina Radke Susan Rapp Jill Sterkel Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina
Coaches	Steve Bultman Dick Hannula (manager) Mitch Ivey Frank Keefe Skip Kenney Richard Quick Eddie Reese Randy Reese Mark Schubert

1992 USA Olympic swimming team
Qualification	1992 United States Olympic Trials
Men's Team	Mike Barrowman David Berkoff Matt Biondi Greg Burgess Hans Dersch Nelson Diebel Lawrence Frostad Doug Gjertsen Joe Hudepohl Scott Jaffe Tom Jager Shaun Jordan Dan Jorgensen Ron Karnaugh Sean Killion Pablo Morales Eric Namesnik Jon Olsen Jeff Rouse Roque Santos Tripp Schwenk Royce Sharp Melvin Stewart Joel Thomas Dave Wharton
Women's Team	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton Janet Evans Nicole Haislett Erika Hansen Jill Johnson Megan Kleine Lea Loveless Angel Martino Anita Nall Summer Sanders Ashley Tappin Jenny Thompson Dara Torres Janie Wagstaff Angie Wester-Krieg
Coaches	Mike Hastings Richard Quick Eddie Reese Mark Schubert Richard Shoulberg Nort Thornton Jon Urbanchek