Natalie Coughlin.
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
Coughlin sets LPGA record with nine straight birdies
Lauren Coughlin set an LPGA record with nine straight birdies and a 9-under 26, then shot a career-best 61 that fell short of 59.
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About Natalie Coughlin
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. 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.
Everything about Natalie Coughlin →- Occupation
- swimmer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 23, 1982
- Website
- http://nataliecoughlin.com/