Nate Dusing

Nathaniel James Dusing (born November 25, 1978) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and world champion.

Nate Dusing
Personal information
Full nameNathaniel James Dusing
Nickname(s)"Nate"
National team United States
Born (1978-11-25) November 25, 1978
Villa Hills, Kentucky
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight183 lb (83 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubCircle C Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Texas
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Fukuoka 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Yokohama 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Yokohama 200 m freestyle

Education

Dusing won six swimming state championships for Covington Catholic High School before graduating in 1997.[1][2] The later swam for the University of Texas.

Swimming

Dusing represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he earned a silver medal by swimming for the second-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[3] Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, he received a bronze medal by swimming for the third-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[4]

He was also a member of gold medal-winning U.S. relay teams in the 4×100-meter freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships,[5] and the 2004 World Short Course Championships.[6]

See also

References
  1. Hardin, Marc (February 15, 2015). "CovCath's Meyer breaks 28-year-old record". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved February 3, 2019. Now that Meyer has erased Ryan's record, the oldest boys' regional standards belong to two-time Olympic medalist Nate Dusing, who swam for CovCath. Dusing still holds two regional marks, the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, both set in 1997.
  2. "Alumni Spotlight" (PDF). The Covington Catholic Journal. Park Hills, Kentucky: Covington Catholic High School. Spring 2008. p. 11.
  3. "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  4. "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  5. "Montreal 2005 Results". Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  6. "7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-24.


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