Nate Dusing

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Nate Dusing
Personal information
Full nameNathaniel James Dusing
Nickname(s)"Nate"
National team United States
Born (1978-11-25) November 25, 1978 (age 44)
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

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

Education[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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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