Doug Swingley
By Kyle
Doug Swingley is a musher and a dog breeder. He has two adult children, Heidi and Wes. He is 46 years old. Doug began mushing in 1989. His brother Greg is also interested in the Iditarod®. In 1992 Doug was named Rookie of the Year. In 1999 he became the fifth musher to win the Iditarod more than once.
Doug finished 1st again in Iditarod 2000 with a new record time of 9 days, 58 minutes, and 6 seconds.
Sources
www.dogsled.com/html/dswingley.shtml
www.iditarod.com/swingley.html