Natalie Coughlin: The Swim Star

Natalie may not have had visions from her childhood days about being a winner at the Olympics. She may have not known what the cool blue water holds in store for her. At present, Natalie Coughlin now ranks as the top swimmers in America and across the world. Although Michael Phelps may have stolen the limelight for the 2008 Olympics, Natalie sure did hold ground and impressed everyone with her feats. This swim star sure has her fan following and rightly so! Apart from talent, she is also one of the sexiest swimmers around. Well, Natalie sure does deserve all the attention! Let's take a quick tour through her life and achievements along the way.

Natalie Coughlin: The Swim Star
This vivacious lady is amongst the most talked about swimmers at the 2008 Olympics, Beijing. Born on 23rd August 1982, Natalie Coughlin has had her tryst with swimming at an early age. This American swim star is now the recipient of many medals and awards. Natalie is actually of Irish and Filipino origin being born to Jim and Zennie Coughlin. Brought up in Concord, she initially spent her early days at the Carondelet High School. From there on, she moved ahead to complete her BA in psychology.

Natalie did create headlines at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Here, she broke a world record and bagged gold as well (4 x 200 m Freestyle relay)! She also won gold for the 4 X 100 m freestyle relay. Currently, Natalie has again created waves at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Let's take a quick look at her success story at this event.

Current Feats at the 2008 Summer Olympics:

• On August 10, she bagged the silver medal in the 4×100 m Freestyle Relay. (Time: 3:34.33)
• On August 12, she won the gold medal for the 100 m Backstroke. (Time: 58.96)
• On August 13, she won a bronze medal for the 200 m Individual Medley. (Time: 2:10.34)
• On August 14, she won a bronze medal for the 4×200 m Freestyle Relay. (Time: 7:46.33)
• On August 15, she bagged a bronze medal for the 100 m Freestyle. (Time: 53.39)
• On August 17, she won the silver medal for the 4×100 m Medley Relay. (Time: 3:53.30)

Currently, this very agile personality also holds the world record for being the first and only American female to bag 6 medals in the Olympics. And if this was not enough, she is also the first female to win a gold for a hundred meter backstroke consecutively for the Olympics. In total, Natalie has 11 Olympic medals.

Speaking with the media, Natalie Coughlin has currently stated being focused for the future events, the 2012 London Olympics. But as of now, she would prefer to take some time off and plan for her wedding with Crow Canyon Sharks slated for April 2009. Here's wishing Natalie all the best in life and hoping she has many more awards and delightful and exciting stuff in store for all her fans!