Dan Harrigan

Daniel Lee "Dan" Harrigan (born October 29, 1955) is an American former backstroke swimmer. At the 1975 Pan American Games he won the 200 m backstroke event, but also contracted hepatitis and had to stop training for several months. He managed to recover by the 1976 Olympics and win there a bronze medal in the same event.[1][2]

Dan Harrigan

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lee Harrigan
Nickname(s)	"Dan"
National team	United States
Born	(1955-10-29) October 29, 1955 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.[1]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Michiana Marlins
College team	North Carolina State University
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 200 m backstroke Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 200 m backstroke

Harrigan studied architecture at North Carolina State University,[1] 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.

See also

• List of North Carolina State University people
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

1. Dan Harrigan. Sports-Reference.com
2. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 200 metres backstroke". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-28.