Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix 1 - USA Swimming

USA Swimming
Natalie Coughlin
PRONOUNCED: COG-lin
CLUB: California Aquatics (CAL-CA)
AGE: 29 DOB: Aug 23, 1982
HEIGHT: 5' 8" (172.7 cm)
HOMETOWN: Vallejo, Calif.
RESIDENCE: Lafayette, Calif.
COACHED BY: Teri McKeever
Career Highlights:
Collected a bronze medal in the 100m back at the 2011 FINA World Championships while
helping the 4x100m medley relay set an American record and win gold; also picked up a silver
in the 4x100m free relay and finished eighth in the 100m free ... Won the 100m back, placed
third in the 100m free, and helped the 4x100m free-relay and 4x100m med-relay to second
place finishes at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships ... Claimed the national
title in the 100m back during the 2010 CP National Championships … first woman ever to win
back-to-back Gold medals in the same event in consecutive Olympics, 100m back (2004/2008)
… became the third woman to win five medals in a single Olympics … she became the first
woman to swim the 100m back in less than one minute … 2002 USA Swimming Swimmer of
the Year … three time NCAA Swimming of the Year … Three time National Sullivan Award
Finalist (nation’s top amateur athlete) … first person since Tracy Caulkins (1978) to win five
U.S. National titles at one meet (August 2002)
Olympics History:
2008: Gold, 100m BK; Silver, 400m FR-R (AR)/ 400m MR; Bronze, 200m IM/100m FR (AR)/
800m FR-R (AR) ... 2004: Gold, 100m BK/800m FR-R(WR); Silver, 400m FR-R(AR) & 400m
MR; Bronze, 100m FR
World Champs History:
2011: Gold, 400m MR; Silver, 400m FR-R; Bronze, 100m BK; 8, 100m FR ... 2007: Gold, 100m
BK(WR)/800m FR-R(WR); Silver, 400m FR-R(AR)/400m MR; Bronze, 100m FL(AR); 4, 100m
FR(AR); 8, 50m FR ... 2005: Gold, 800m FR-R; Silver, 100m FR(tie) & 400m MR; Bronze,
100m BK & 400m FR-R ... 2003: Gold, 400m FR-R; Silver, 400m MR ... 2001: Gold, 100m BK
& 800m FR-R(AR); Silver, 400m MR; Bronze, 50m BK
World Champs History:
WC Medal Count: 18 - 6G, 7S, 5B
World Champs History:
2011: Bronze 100 BK, 8th 100 FR, Gold 4x100 MR, Silver 4x100 FR-R
Pan Pacs History:
2010: Gold, 100m FR & 400m FR-R & 400m MR; Bronze, 100m BK ... 2006: Gold, 100m FR &
all three relays; Silver, 50m FR & 100m BK ... 2002: Gold, 100m FR(AR) & 100m BK & 100m
FL; Gold, 800m FR-R; Silver, 400m FR-R & 400m MR ... 1999: no medals
SC Worlds History:
2010: Gold 100 Bk, Silver 4x100 Fr-R, 4x100 Med-R, Bronze 100 Fr
2007 World Rankings:
13th, 50m FR; 2nd, 100m FR; 3rd, 200m FR; 24th, 400m FR; 3rd, 50m BK; 1st, 100m BK; 7th,
50m FL; 3rd, 100m FL
2006 World Rankings:
8th, 50m FR; 5th, 100m FR; 8th, 200m FR; 1st, 100m BK; 3rd, 100m FL; 45th, 200m IM
Personal:
Was an Olympic analyst for MSNBC during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games ... Married Ethan
Hall in 2009.
RECORDS:
Holds WR in 100m BK (SCM), set at Duel In The Pool ... Holds WR in 400m MED-R (SCM),
set at Duel In The Pool ... Former WR holder in 400m FR-R (SCM), set at Duel In The Pool ...
Former WR holder in 100m BK (SCM), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ... Former WR
holder in 400m MED-R (SCM), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ... Former WR holder in
400m FR-R (SCM), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ... Former WR holder in 100m BK
(Prelim), set at 2008 Olympic Trials ... Former WR holder in 100m BK, set at 2008 Olympic
Trials ... Holds AR in 100y FR, set at Georgia Fall Invitational ... Holds AR in 400m FR-R, set at
2008 Olympic Games ... Holds AR in 400m MED-R, set at 2008 Olympic Games ... Holds AR
in 100m FR, set at 2008 PC XLI Santa Clara International ... Holds AR in 200y FR, set at 2007
Long Beach Grand Prix ... Holds USO in 200m IM, set at 2008 CA Janet Evans Inv ... Holds
USO in 100m BK (Prelim), set at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix ... Holds USO in 200y FR, set at
2007 Long Beach Grand Prix
NATIONAL TITLES:
200m Free (2): '06 SUM, '02 SUM
200m Back (3): '02 SUM (AR), '98 SUM, '98 SPG
FAST FACTS
Two-time Olympian (2008, 2004)
Fifth LCM World Championships (2011,
2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)
16 World medals (6g, 6s, 4b)
Twelve Olympic Games medals (4g, 4s,
4b)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
2008 Olympic Games
2008: Gold, 100m BK
2011 FINA World Championships
2011: Silver, 400m FR-R; Gold, 400m MED-R;
Bronze, 100m BK
2010 Pan Pacific Champs
2010: Gold, 400m FR-R; Gold, 400m MED-R
2010 FINA World Champs (25m)
2010: Silver, 400m MED-R (SCM) (WR); Silver,
400m FR-R (SCM) (WR); Bronze, 100m FR
(SCM); Gold, 100m BK (SCM) (WR)
2010 Pan Pacific Champs
2010: Gold, 400m FR-R; Gold, 400m MED-R;
Bronze, 100m BK; Gold, 100m FR
2008 Olympic Games
2008: Silver, 400m FR-R (AR); Bronze, 800m
FR-R; Silver, 400m MED-R (AR); Bronze, 200m
IM; Bronze, 100m FR; Gold, 100m BK
2007 World Championships
2007: Gold, 100m BK (WR); Gold, 200m FR (AR);
Gold, 800m FR-R (WR); Silver, 400m FR-R (AR);
Silver, 400m MED-R; Bronze, 100m FL (AR)
2004 Olympic Games
2004: Gold, 800m FR-R (WR); Silver, 400m FR-R
(AR); Silver, 400m MED-R; Gold, 100m BK;
Bronze, 100m FR
TOP TIMES
Event Best Year
100m FR 53.39 Aug 08
100m BK 58.94 Aug 08
CAREER STATS:
2011
2010
2008
WC - 8 Final, 100m FR; 3 Final, 100m BK; 2 Final, 400m
FR-R; 1 Final, 400m MED-R
SCM World Champs - 3 Final, 100m FR (SCM); 1 Final, 100m
BK (SCM) (WR); 2 Final, 400m FR-R (SCM) (WR); 2 Final,
400m MED-R (SCM) (WR)
Pan Pacs - t1 Final, 100m FR; 3 Final, 100m BK; t1 Final,
400m FR-R; t1 Final, 400m FR-R; t1 Final, 400m MED-R; t1
Final, 400m MED-R
Olympics - 3 Final, 100m FR; t1 Final, 100m BK; t1 Final,
100m BK; 3 Final, 200m IM; 2 Final, 400m FR-R (AR); 3 Final,
800m FR-R; 2 Final, 400m MED-R (AR)
TRIALS - 2 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 100m BK (WR); 2 Final,
200m IM
08 SCSC GP - t3 Final, 50m FR; t2 Final, 100m FR (AR); t1
Final, 100m BK
- 9 Final, 100m FR; t1 Final, 100m BK; t1 Final, 200m IM
08 MIZZ GP - t3 Final, 50m FR; t3 Final, 100m FR; t2 Final,