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Natalie Coughlin

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1982 · age 44

Natalie Anne Coughlin Hall is an American former competition swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, she became the first woman ever to swim the 100-meter backstroke in less than one minute.

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California Golden Bears

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Awards

Honda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving2003

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she became the first U.S. female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympiad, and the first woman ever to win a 100-meter backstroke gold in two consecutive Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, in her third and final Olympic appearance, she earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

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Born 1982 · age 44

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