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Natalie Coughlin

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Natalie Coughlin Fast Facts:

Won NCAA Swimmer of the Year at Cal consecutively from 2001 to 2003.
Became the first American woman since 1966 to hold the 100m backstroke world record and was the first woman to go under one minute in the event.
Became the third American woman to win five swimming medals at one Olympic Games, in 2004 in Athens. Swam the lead-off leg in the 4x200m freestyle final in which the U.S. broke a 17-year-old world record, the oldest on the books at the time.
Served as a studio host for MSNBC's 2006 Winter Olympic coverage.
In 2006, co-authored a book about her career titled Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion with Michael Silver of Sports Illustrated.

Natalie Coughlin Relationships:
James Coughlin - Father
Megan Coughlin - Sister
Zennie Coughlin - Mother
College:
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; attended Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA