Natalie Coughlin

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"I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee."

2015 W. NCAA Picks: Bartholomew and junior crew chasing Coughlin’s 49.97 in 100 back

Courtney Bartholomew nearly broke the American record in the 100 back mid-season. Can she fight off a resurgent Rachel Bootsma among others for a national title?

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Stage is Set for Epic Franklin-Pelton 200 IM Battle

The Cal teammates above will be battling for the 200 IM title in a race that could possibly scare the NCAA record.

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Sjostrom Records Another World’s Top Time in Marseille

Swedish star Sarah Sjostrom took the women’s 50 butterfly in a time of 25.41…

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Several World’s Top Times Posted in Marseille

The first two days of the Golden Tour in Marseille, France has resulted in three swimmers putting up times that place them on top of the world rankings…

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FFN Golden Tour: International Stars Out in Force for Third Stage in Marseille

Nathan Adrian, Natalie Coughlin, and Anthony Ervin will join the Europeans at the Marseille stage of FFN’s Golden Tour this weekend.

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5 Big Things From The Final Night Of The Women’s Pac-12 Championships

#2 Missy Franklin Wraps Up College Career, Winning 6 of 6 Individual Pac-12 Titles

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8 Big Things from the first week of major conference championship action

Courtney Bartholomew was all smiles at the ACC Championships, but that smile could be making American history in a few weeks given her conference performances.

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Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell Swims 5th-Fastest 100 Yard Butterfly in History in Prelims

Louisville junior Kelsi Worrell swam one of the fastest 100 flys in history on Friday morning at the 2015 ACC Championships.

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Natalie Coughlin Ready For The Pan Am Games With Sights Set On Rio

“I am a very competitive person deep down and when the beeper goes off and the race starts, I’m competitive whether it’s the [Arena] Pro [Swim] Series or the Olympics so the environment doesn’t really effect me,” Coughlin said. “I approach them in the same way, in the same mindset.”

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Holy Underwaters: Watch Natalie Coughlin and Tom Shields Race in 100 Yard Back

Natalie Coughlin Swam her best time int he 100 yard backstroke in over 3 years on Friday in an exhibition race.

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Edinburgh International Swim Meet Gets Another Boost With Confirmation of American, Italian, French Stars

Natalie Coughlin had great success on her last European trip to the Bolzano meet in Italy. She’ll hope to do it again in March.

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22 New Olympic Trials Qualifiers Emerge at Pro Swim Series – Austin

Purdue commit Haley Rowell came up big in Austin, with 6 lifetime bests, including 3 new Olympic Trials cuts.

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Catching up with 12-time Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin (Video Interview)

Coughlin clocked a 1:00.70 in the 100 backstroke at the Arena Pro Swim Austin for 2nd.

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8 Big Things from Us & You: Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin – Day 3

Andrew Seliskar was one of several exciting young swimmers to shine on the final night in Austin.

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Arena Pro Swim Series Photo Vault #3

The fast swimming keeps on at the University of Texas for the Arena Pro Swim Series first stop of 2015.  SwimSwam’s…

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