Doug Northway
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Douglas Dale "Doug"•Northway |
| Used name | Doug•Northway |
| Born | 28 April 1955 in Ontario, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 58-73 kg |
| Affiliations | Oasis Aquatic Club |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
At the time he won his Olympic medal, Doug Northway was a high school student in Tucson, Arizona. He improved rapidly dropping his 1,500 time by 45 seconds between the 1971 AAU and the 1972 Olympic Trials. Although he never won an AAU title, Northway won the 400m freestyle at the 1975 Pan-American Games.
Northway later became a pastor and a swim coach, eventually settling in Tucson and coaching at the Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club. In 1997 he pleaded guilty to attempted molestation of a 9-year-old girl and was sentenced to four months in prison, four months of house arrest, and lifetime probation.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Doug Northway | |||
| 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Doug Northway | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–0–0 1975 Ciudad de México SWI gold: 400 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay – 21 July 1976 - 21 July 1976: 7:30.33 (21 July 1976; Montréal, CAN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Sent to Prison (In 1997 he pleaded guilty to attempted molestation of a 9-year-old girl he was coaching and was sentenced to four months in prison, four months of house arrest, and lifetime probation.)