Dan Harrigan

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Dan Harrigan

Personal information

Full name

Daniel Lee Harrigan

Nickname(s)

"Dan"

Nationality

Born

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight

170 lb (77 kg)

Sport

Club

Michiana Marlins

College team

Medal record

Men's swimming
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze	1976 Montreal	200 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold	1975 Mexico City	200 m backstroke

Daniel Lee Harrigan (born October 29, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won a bronze medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind fellow Americans John Naber and Peter Rocca.^[1]

Harrigan studied architecture at North Carolina State University, where he swam for the NC State Wolfpack swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) competition from 1973 to 1976.

References

Awards
Preceded by Michael J. Bourdeau Daniel R. Mackesey John Naber Gifford Nielsen Bryan L. Rodgers	NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1979 Willie Banks Robert W. Dugas Steve Fuller Dan Harrigan James J. Kovach	Succeeded by Gregory Kelser Paul B. McDonald R. Scott Neilson Steadman S. Shealy Marc D. Wilson

v t e 1976 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Jack Babashoff Joe Bottom Mike Bruner Rick Colella Casey Converse Lawrence Dowler Bill Forrester Bruce Furniss Steve Furniss Brian Goodell Steve Gregg Bobby Hackett Gary Hall, Sr. Dan Harrigan Paul Hartloff John Hencken Bob Jackson Charles Keating Tim McKee Jim Montgomery John Naber Doug Northway Peter Rocca Tim Shaw Rod Strachan Matt Vogel Chris Woo

Women's Team	Shirley Babashoff Melissa Belote Wendy Boglioli Brenda Borgh Lelei Fonoimoana Maryanne Graham Jeanne Haney Janis Hape Kathy Heddy Jennifer Hooker Linda Jezek Nicole Kramer Renee Laravie Renee Magee Marcia Morey Kim Peyton Lauri Siering Miriam Smith Jill Sterkel Karen Thornton Tauna Vandeweghe Wendy Weinberg Donna Lee Wennerstrom Camille Wright

Staff	John Bogert Doc Counsilman (men's head coach) Lawrence Dowler Frank Elm Carolyn Finneran Don Gambril George Haines Jim Montrella Jack Nelson (women's head coach) Charlotte Piper Albert Schoenfield

v t e Pan American Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke

1967: Ralph Hutton (USA) 1971: Charlie Campbell (USA) 1975: Dan Harrigan (USA) 1979: Peter Rocca (USA) 1983: Rick Carey (USA) 1987: Mike O'Brien (USA) 1991: Rogério Romero (BRA) 1995: Brad Bridgewater (USA) 1999: Leonardo Costa (BRA) 2003: Rogério Romero (BRA) 2007 – 2011: Thiago Pereira (BRA)

Persondata
Name	Harrigan, Dan
Alternative names	Harrigan, Daniel Lee; Harrigan, Daniel L.
Short description	American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
Date of birth	October 29, 1955
Place of birth	South Bend, Indiana, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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