Gjertsen is formerly the head coach of SwimAtlanta and is currently the head coach for Alamo Area Aquatics Association in San Antonio, Texas. He 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.
Gjertsen has been instrumental in the orchestration of the Atlanta Swim Across America event which he helped kickstart in 2015. Since 2015, the Atlanta event has raised over $3 million for cancer research, treatment, and development.
^ abSports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Doug Gjertsen 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
January 06, 2023
doug, gjertsen, douglas, seneca, gjertsen, born, july, 1967, american, former, competition, swimmer, olympic, champion, former, world, record, holder, personal, informationfull, namedouglas, seneca, gjertsennickname, doug, national, teamunited, statesborn, 196. Douglas Seneca Gjertsen born July 31 1967 is an American former competition swimmer Olympic champion and former world record holder Doug GjertsenPersonal informationFull nameDouglas Seneca GjertsenNickname s Doug National teamUnited StatesBorn 1967 07 31 July 31 1967 age 55 Phillipsburg New JerseyHeight6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight185 lb 84 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleCollege teamUniversity of TexasMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle1988 Seoul 4x200 m freestyle1992 Barcelona 4x200 m freestyleWorld Championships LC 1991 Perth 4x100 m freestyle1991 Perth 4x200 m freestylePan Pacific Games1989 Tokyo 200 m freestyle1989 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle1989 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle1989 Tokyo 100 m freestyleGjertsen 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 formerly the head coach of SwimAtlanta and is currently the head coach for Alamo Area Aquatics Association in San Antonio Texas He 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 Gjertsen has been instrumental in the orchestration of the Atlanta Swim Across America event which he helped kickstart in 2015 Since 2015 the Atlanta event has raised over 3 million for cancer research treatment and development See also EditList 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 relayReferences Edit a b Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Athletes Doug Gjertsen Archived 2011 05 19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 11 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doug Gjertsen amp oldid 1100015856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
