Wednesday, August 13, 2008

US Swimmers Shatter Records To Win Gold - Natalie Anne Coughlin

Just the third American woman to win five Olympic medals at one meet, including two gold in the 100-meter backstroke and as a member of the world record-setting 4x200-meter freestyle relay . first woman to swim the 100 back in less than one minute, and became the first woman to swim the 100 back in under 59 seconds (58.97 - world record) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Time Trials in Omaha, Neb. broke her own 5-year-old world record in the 100 back at the 2007 World Championships
US Swimmers Shatter Records To Win Gold - Natalie Anne Coughlin Full name: Natalie Anne Coughlin
Nationality:United States
Stroke(s):Backstroke
Date of birth:August 23, 1982 (1982-08-23) (age 25)
Place of birth:Vallejo, California, United States
Height:1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
US Swimmers Shatter Records To Win Gold - Natalie Anne Coughlin Medal record - Women's Swimming-Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke
Gold 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle relay
Silver 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley relay
Bronze 2004 Athens[1] 100 m freestyle
Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke
Silver 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle relay
Bronze 2008 Beijing 200 m indiv medley
World Championships
Gold 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke
Silver 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley relay
Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 50 m backstroke
Gold 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley relay
Gold 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle relay
Silver 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley relay
Bronze 2005 Montreal[2] 100 m freestyle
Bronze 2005 Montreal 100 m backstroke
Bronze 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle relay
Gold 2007 Melbourne[3] 100 m backstroke
Gold 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle relay
Silver 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle relay
Silver 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley relay
Bronze 2007 Melbourne 100 m butterfly

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