Quick Facts - USA Swimming

USA Swimming
Natalie Coughlin
PRONOUNCED: COG-lin
CLUB: California Aquatics (CAL-CA)
AGE: 27 DOB: Aug 23, 1982
HEIGHT: 5' 8" (172.7 cm)
HOMETOWN: Vallejo, Calif.
RESIDENCE: Lafayette, Calif.
BIRTHPLACE: Vallejo, Calif.
COACHED BY: Teri McKeever
Career Highlights:
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 signal 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:
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
Pan Pacs History:
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
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:
Former WR holder in 100m BK (Prelim), set at 2008 Olympic Trials ... Former WR holder in
100m BK, set at 2008 Olympic Trials ... Former WR holder in 800m FR-R, set at 2007 World
Championships ... Holds WR in 100m IM (SCM), set at 2002 US FINA World Cup NY ... Holds
WR in 100m BK (SCM), set at 2002 US FINA World Cup NY ... Holds AR in 400m FR-R, set at
Beijing Olympic Games ... Holds AR in 400m MED-R, set at Beijing Olympic Games ... Former
AR holder in 200m IM, set at 2008 CA Janet Evans Inv ... Holds AR in 100m FR, set at 2008
PC XLI Santa Clara International ... Holds AR in 100m BK (Prelim), set at 2008 Missouri Grand
Prix ... Former AR holder in 200m FR, set at 2007 World Championships ... Former AR holder
in 100m FL, set at 2007 World Championships ... Holds AR in 200y FR, set at 2007 Long
Beach Grand Prix ... Former AR holder in 200m BK, set at 2002 US Phillips 66 Nationals ...
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
100m Fly (3): '06 SUM, '02 SUM, '01 SPG
100m Back (3): '05 SPG, '02 SUM (WR), '01 SPG
100m Free (2): '05 SPG, '02 SUM
ADDITIONAL HONORS:
General Accolades: Three-time Sullivan Award finalist for the nation's top amateur athlete (2001
-02, 05) … 2004 Female Athlete of the Year and two-time Relay Performance of the Year (2004
Olympic and 2005 World Champ 800m free relay) … 2003 Women's Sports Foundation
Sportswoman of the Year … 2002 USA Swimming Athlete of the Year
International: 2002 Swimming World Female World Swimmer of the Year
National Teams: Eight-time National A Team (1997-98, 01-06) ... 1997 National Junior Team
All-Star Team: Seven-time (1998, 01-06)
FAST FACTS
Two-time Olympian (2008, 2004)
Eleven Olympic Medals (3g, 4s, 4b)
16 World medals (6g, 6s, 4b)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
2010 National Champs
2010: Gold, 100m BK; Bronze, 100m FR
Beijing 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
2008 Olympic Trials
2008: Gold, 100m BK (WR)
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)
2007 Duel in The Pool
2007: Gold, 100m BK
2006 Pan Pacific Champs
2006: Gold, 400m FR-R; Gold, 800m FR-R; Gold,
400m MED-R; Gold, 100m FR
2005 World Championships
2005: Bronze, 400m FR-R; Silver, 100m FR;
Bronze, 100m BK
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
200m FR 1:56.43 Mar 07
100m BK 58.94 Aug 08
200m IM 2:09.77 Jun 08
CAREER STATS:
2010 - 3 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 100m BK; 4 Final, 100m FL
2008 Oly Games - 3 Final, 100m FR; 1 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,
200m FR
2007 SCY NATS - t1 Final, 50y FR; t1 Final, 100y FR; t1 Final, 100y
BK; t2 Final, 100y FL
SCSC GP - t1 Final, 100m FR; t1 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final,
400m FR-R
15
MoO DiP - 1 Final, 100m BK
WORLD - 8 Final, 50m FR; 1 Semi, 100m FR (AR); 4 Final,
100m FR; 1 Final, 100m BK (WR); 3 Final, 100m FL (AR); 2