Nate Dusing

Nate Dusing

Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel James Dusing
Nickname	"Nate"
National team	United States
Born	(1978-11-25) November 25, 1978 (age 46) Villa Hills, Kentucky, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Spouse	Michelle Wickwire
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, individual medley, butterfly
Club	Cincinnati Marlins
College team	University of Texas
Coach	Ken Stopkotte (Marlins) Eddie Reese (U. Texas)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 100 m butterfly 2002 Yokohama 100 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 200 m freestyle

Nathaniel James Dusing (born November 25, 1978) is an American former competition swimmer for the University of Texas, a 2000 and 2004 Olympic medalist, and a world champion.

Early swimming

Nate Dusing was born one of four children to Jim and Judy Dusing in Villa Hills, Kentucky, on November 25, 1978.^[1] While living in Villa Hills, Dusing began swimming for the nearby Cincinnati Marlins around the age of eight and continued with the team through High School when he was coached by Ken Stopkotte.^[2] At 12, he won the American Swimming Coaches Association Achievement Award for the fastest mile recorded for a 12-year old. The award recognized Dusing as a potential future Olympian, and he was invited to swim for a week in August, 1992, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.^[3] Dusing won six swimming state championships for Covington Catholic High School competing for Coach Steve Durkee,^[4] before graduating in 1997. A talented and focused student, Dusing graduated Covington Catholic with a 3.5 grade point average.^[3][5][6] As a high school Junior, Dusing held the regional records of 1:41.89 in the 200 freestyle and of 4:36.37 in the 500 freestyle.^[7][6] Dusing also swam for the

National high school record

On February 21, 1997, in a preliminary round, Dusing set a national high school record at the Kentucky High School Swimming State Championships in the 100-yard butterfly of 47.10 breaking the previous high school national mark of 47.6 by .5 seconds. Dusing earned All America status for his achievement and became the first swimmer from Kentucky to set a National High School record of this type.^[8] His 100-yard Butterfly time would stand as the national high school record until 2009. The overall American record in the 100-yard butterfly was 46.26 at the time. Dusing also finished as the top national prep swimmer in the 100-yard backstroke, making him a top-rated national recruit for University swim teams.^[9] In the February, 1997 Kentucky High School State meet in Lexington, Kentucky, he swam a 48.07 for the 100-yard backstroke representing Covington Catholic winning the state title, but not setting a national record. He was voted Male Outstanding competitor, and helped lead Covington Catholic to second place in the team standings for the meet.^[10] In High School, Dusing was a member of the Junior National Team.^[3]

University of Texas

After High School, Dusing attended and swim for the University of Texas graduating around 2001, where he was managed and trained by Hall of Fame Coach Eddie Reese, and was team Co-Captain in his Senior year. Reese led the Texas Longhorns swim team to the NCAA team national championships in 2000, and 2001, with the help of swimmers of Dusing's caliber.^[11] As a University of Texas competitor, Dusing would excel all 4 years, winning 11 NCAA titles in both relays and individual events, and was a member of NCAA championship teams in both 2000 and 2001. He was an individual NCAA champion in the 200 IM where he set an NCAA record. He was also an NCAA champion in the 200 back, and a member of nine NCAA championship relay teams while at Texas.^[12] Dusing was also a Big 12 champion in the 200-meter butterfly all four years he attended University of Texas.^[13]

2000, 2004 Olympics

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.^[14] The American team that swam in the finals and won the Silver had a combined time of 7:12.64 with Australia taking the gold.^[15]

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. The American team that swam in the finals had a combined time of 3:14.62, with South Africa and the Netherlands taking first and second place respectively.^[15][16]

The Men's Olympic coach for the 2000 Olympics was Mark Schubert with Dusing's UT Coach Eddie Reese as an Assistant Coach and the 2004 Olympic Head Coach was again Dusing's Coach at UT, Eddie Reese.^[17]

International competition

Dusing captured six medals at the Pan Pacifics, taking a gold in the 1997 4x100 medley relay. He won three individual bronze medals at Pan Pacs, in the 100 butterfly in 1997, and in the 100 and 200-meter freestyles in 2002.^[15]

World aquatic championships

Dusing swam at the 2001, and 2003 World Championships, winning a full set of medals in freestyle relays. He won a gold in the 4x100 free relay at the 2004 World Short-Course Championships.^[15] He was a member of gold medal-winning U.S. relay teams in the 4×100-meter freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships,^[18] and the 2004 World Short Course Championships.^[19]

Nearing the end of his swimming career, Dusing swam a 50.18.8 for the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. National Championships in August 2005 in Irvine, California in August, 2005^[20]

Honors

Dusing was named the 1997 USA High School Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine in August, 1997. His High School, Covington Catholic, was ranked eighth in the nation that year.^[12][21]

In March 1997, as a UT Sophomore, he was named the "Big 12 Swimmer of the Year" when he swam a 1:44.13 for the 200-yard butterfly, winnning his second Big 12 individual championship, and qualifying for the NCAAs in three individual events and three relays.^[22]   He was inducted into the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame in 2024.^[12]

Dusing has worked in the medical device industry and resided in Dripping Springs, Texas, with his wife, Michelle Wickwire Dusing, a winner of a Soccer letter at the University of Texas. Dusing married Michelle around 2006, and the couple have two daughters.^[12]

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)

References

1. "Player of the Week, Nate Dusing", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 March 1996, pg. 11
2. "Schmidt, Neil, Olympic Plunge," The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 March 1996, pg. 25
3. "Nate Dusing", The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 June 1992, pg. 61
4. "Queenan, Bob, 5 Youths, to Live Out Their Dreams, Demling, Jody, CovCath Swimmer Sets National Mark", The Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 23 February 1997, pg. 19
5. 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.
6. "Alumni Spotlight" (PDF). The Covington Catholic Journal. Park Hills, Kentucky: Covington Catholic High School. Spring 2008. p. 11.
7. "Demling, Jody, St. X, Sacred Heart Expected to Repeat", The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 15 February 1996, pg. 45
8. "Gramke, Chris, Local Swimmers and Wrestlers capture State Championship Titles", The Boone County Recorder, Burlington, Kentucky, 27 February 1997
9. "Prep Swimming National Record Set", The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, 23 February 1997
10. "Scoreboard, Swimming", The Messenger, Madisonville, Kentucky, 23 February 1997, pg. 10
11. "Eddie Reese (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
12. "Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame, Nate Dusing". tsdhof.org. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
13. "Wilcox-led Texas Men Lead Big 12", Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas, 24 February 2012, page C2
14. "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved March 14, 2009.
15. "Olympedia Bio, Nate Dusing". olympedia.org. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
16. "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
17. "Historical U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Head Coaches (1924-present)" (PDF). usaswimming.org. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
18. "Montreal 2005 Results". Retrieved June 9, 2007.
19. "7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
20. "US National Championships", Honolulu Star Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5 August 2005, pg. 22
21. "Kentucky Connections", Lexington Herald Leader, 5 August 1997, Lexington, Kentucky, pg. 81
22. Goodwin, Mark, "Sophomore Dusing Leads Horns", Austin American Statesman, Austin, Texas, 7 March 1999, page 34

External links

• Nate Dusing at the U.S. Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-22)
• Nate Dusing at Olympics.com
• Nate Dusing at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame, Nate Dusin