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Natalie Coughlin – 3-Time Olympian, 12-Time Olympic Medalist – To Be Inducted Into International Swimming Hall of Fame

Natalie  Coughlin was a U.S. competitive swimmer, three-time Olympian and twelve-time Olympic medalist (3 Gold, 4 S, 5 B).  She attended UC Berkeley, swimming for the Golden Bears under Coach Teri McKeever. Natalie became the first woman to swim the 100-meter backstroke, long course, in less than one minute in 2002.  She achieved that milestone at the International Swimming Hall of Fame Aquatic Complex during the U.S. Nationals in Fort Lauderdale. 

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Natalie 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 Games.  She competed in her third Olympic Games in London in 2012, where she earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

U.S. International Team Trials: Katie Ledecky Swims Sixth-Fastest 800 Free in History; Leah Smith Returns to Worlds Team

It’s been a decade since Katie Ledecky emerged on the global scene, a gold medal secured in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. During the ensuing years, Ledecky has made the distance-freestyle events her personal domain, the opposition unable to match the American superstar over 800 and 1500 meters.

So the dominance that Ledecky showed Tuesday night was to be expected. What was surprising was watching Ledecky challenge her world-record pace in the 800 free for the first time in years.

U.S. International Team Trials: Ryan Murphy Rallies To Claim Title in 200 Backstroke; Posts Top Time In the World

Since 2016, backstroke supremacy in the United States – and frequently the world – has gone through Ryan Murphy. Aside from winning double gold at the 2016 Olympic Games, Murphy is a world-record holder, multi-time World Championships medalists and a leader for Team USA.

But when Shaine Casas earned the top seed for the final of the 200-meter backstroke at the USA Swimming International Team Trials on Wednesday morning, a sub-1:56 marker doing the job, one had to wonder: Was Murphy beatable?