Natalie Coughlin

Natalie Coughlin: Biography in Details

Who is Natalie Coughlin?

Natalie Coughlin is a 12-time Olympics medalist Swimmer.

Coughlin is renowned for the swimming strokes like Individual Medley, breaststroke, and freestyle events.

She is also the co-founder of GADERIAN WINES.

Natalie Coughlin- Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Natalie Coughlin was born Natalie Anne Coughlin Hall on the 23rd of August 1982 in Vallejo, California, the U.S.

Her father, Jim Coughlin, and mother, Zennie Coughlin is of Irish and of Filipino ancestry.

First, Natalie attended St. Catherine of Siena School, Vallejo up to grade eight.

During, their schooldays, she learned swimming at Vallejo Aquatics Club. In 2008, she graduated from Carondelet High School in Concord, California.

After that, she graduated from the University of California in Berkeley with Honors in psychology.

During their university days, she was coached by Teri McKeever and swam for the team, California Golden Bears.

During 2001-2003, she competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association division.

She was the consecutive winner of that competition.

Apart from that, she was also awarded the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving.

Nataline Coughlin- Career Timeline

2001-2004

– In 2001, Natalie Coughlin won three medals which include one Gold for the 100-meter backstroke, Sliver for the 4×100-meter medley relay, and Bronze for the 50-meter backstroke at the ninth World Aquatics Championships.

-2002, earned six medals which include four Gold Medal for 100-meter backstroke, 100-meter butterfly, 100-meter freestyle, and 4×200-meter freestyle relay and two Silver for 4×100-meter freestyle, and the 4×100-meter medley at the ninth Pan Pacific Championships in Japan.

-2003, won two medals at the tenth World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.

The medal includes Gold for the 4×100-meter freestyle relay and Sliver for the 4×100-medley relay.

-2004, contended in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics.

In the event, she earned Gold for the 100-meter backstroke,  Silver for the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and Bronze for the 100-meter freestyle.

In the 100-meter backstroke, she set the world record with a time 0f 1:57.74.

2005-2008

-2005, earned five medals including Gold for the 200 m freestyle relay, two Silver for the 100-meter medley relay and the 100 m freestyle, and two Bronze for 100 m backstrokes and 100m freestyle relay.

In -2006, She hosted MSNBC in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

-2007, earned five medals at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne.

In the event, she broke her own record and set a new world record at the 100-meter backstroke with a time of  59.44.

– 2008, Contended in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

In the event, she became the first American female to win six medals in the same Olympics event.

2010- 2012

-2010, contended in the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships. In the event, she earned 3 Gold for 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×100 m medley relay, and Bronze for 100m backstrokes.

She also set a new world record in 100 m freestyle with a time of 53.67.

-2011, earned three medals which include Gold for the 4×100-meter medley relay, Sliver for the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and Bronze for the 100-meter backstroke.

In -2012, she earned her 12th Olympics medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Natalie as Author, Media Appearances

Apart from being a swimmer, she is also an author.

Last, in 2019, she published a book, Cook to Thrive: Recipes to Fuel Body and Soul: A Cookbook.

Prior to that, she published her first book, Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America’s Olympic Champion.

Last, in 2019, she met guest appearances in the TV Series, Today. 

Apart from that, some of her media appearances include 2008- Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad, 2009- Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and 2012- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Net Worth, Salary

She has an estimated net worth of $2 million US.

Her salary as a swimmer is $67K US. As an author, she earns $50k US.

Natalie Coughlin: Rumors and Controversy

This swimmer has not been in any rumors or controversy to date.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Natalie Coughlin is a blue-eyed blonde.

Her height is 5 feet and 8 inches and weighs around 63 kg.

Natalie Coughlin- Social Media

Natalie has over 160k followers on Instagram, over 114.2k on Twitter, and over 138k on Facebook.

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