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.

[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.

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.

He was voted Male Outstanding competitor, and helped lead Covington Catholic to second place in the team standings for the meet.

[3] 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.

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.

[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.