The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2025
- Class:
- 2002
A two-time Olympian who claimed a pair of Olympic medals, two-time NCAA individual champion, nine-time NCAA relay champion and 27-time All-American, Nate Dusing helped lead the Longhorns to back-to-back NCAA team championships in 2000 and 2001. He also was an eight-time Big 12 individual champion and 10-time Big 12 relay champion who paced Texas to four-consecutive Big 12 Conference titles in his four seasons on the Forty Acres. Prior to coming to Texas, Dusing was an outstanding age group and high school swimmer who set multiple age group national records as a butterflier and was named the 1997 USA High School Swimmer of the Year. As a freshman in 1998, Dusing claimed three Big 12 individual titles (100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM) and two Big 12 relay championships (400 free relay, 800 free relay) while earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors. He then captured one NCAA relay championship as part of the 800 free relay and earned seven All-America accolades, as the Longhorns posted a third-place team finish at the 1998 NCAA Championship meet. During his sophomore season in 1999, Dusing recorded a pair of Big 12 individual championships (200 IM, 200 fly) and two Big 12 relay titles (400 free relay, 400 medley relay) en route to claiming Big 12 Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet honors. He added another NCAA relay title in the 800 free relay and tallied seven All-America accolades to pace the Longhorns to a third-place team finish at the 1999 NCAA Championship meet. As a junior in 2000, Dusing won the Big 12 individual crown in the 200 IM and posted four Big 12 relay titles (400 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay). He then helped Texas win the NCAA team championship by claiming three NCAA relay crowns (200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay), a pair of runner-up individual finishes in the 100 fly and 200 IM and a second-place showing in the 400 free relay. It marked the seventh NCAA team title in program history and first since the 1996 season. Dusing represented Team USA at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and earned a silver medal in the 4x200-meter free relay. During his senior season in 2001, Dusing led the Longhorns to a second-straight NCAA team championship. He was selected as the Big 12 Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after claiming a pair of Big 12 individual crowns (200 back, 200 IM) and three Big 12 relay titles (200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay). Dusing then added two NCAA individual championships (200 IM, 200 back) and four NCAA relay crowns (200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay) in addition to a runner-up finish in the 100-fly. He captured his first career NCAA individual title in the 200 IM while establishing an American and NCAA-record time of 1:42.85. In addition, Dusing helped all four NCAA Champion relay squads set American and NCAA records. For his efforts, Dusing was tabbed the 2001 NCAA Swimmer of the Year. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Texas in Spring 2002. Dusing again qualified for Team USA at the 2004 Athens Olympics and claimed a bronze medal with the 4x100-meter free relay. He later won a gold medal with Team USA in the 4x100-meter free relay at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal and also claimed gold with Team USA in the 4x100 free relay at the 2004 World Short Course Championship in Indianapolis. Dusing was inducted into the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame in 2024. Dusing currently works in the medical device industry and resides in Dripping Springs, Texas. He is married to former Texas Soccer letterwinner Michelle (Wickwire) Dusing, and the couple have two daughters, Lyla and Eva.
