Douglas Seneca Gjertsen (born July 31, 1969 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Phillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 14,950....

) 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

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 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

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 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

Andrejs Duda

Andrejs Dūda , is a Latvian swimmer, is a two-time Olympian and nine-time NCAA DIII national individual champion in swimming. Duda represented Latvia at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and has qualified to compete in the 2008 summer Games...

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