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By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

The women on the U. S. National Team have smashed records and made history in the water, but contrary to popular opinion, they are not actually mermaids. They have to spend some time on land too, and you might not know as much about that part of their lives.<\/p>\n

1. Natalie Coughlin is a chef.<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n

Natalie Coughlin <\/strong>is a 12-time Olympic medalist, and was the first woman to swim a long course 100m back in under a minute.\u00a0\u00a0Coughlin has also made her mark as a home cook. She was on the Today Show for a cooking segment, one of\u00a0Rachel Ray<\/a>‘s guests, a judge on Iron Chef<\/em>, and she competed on Food Network’s Chopped<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Eva Fabian has two crazy dogs.<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Tom Szczerbowski\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n

Open water champ and Ivy League swimmer\u00a0Eva Fabian\u00a0<\/strong>has two furry friends, Sadie and Tibor. She talked about one specifically in her National Team bio<\/a>, commenting “”Tibor likes to swim in lakes too. He also likes to ride on kayaks and capsize them and fall out of the kayak!”<\/p>\n

3. Micah Lawrence is an artist.<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n

The National Team breaststroke specialist Micah Lawrence<\/a>\u00a0hopes to become a tattoo artist or magazine designer after her swimming career, and her college major was graphic design. Check out some paintings<\/a> she did here!<\/p>\n

4. Margo Geer’s older brother is her biggest influence.<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

The sprint freestyler from Ohio, Margo Geer,\u00a0<\/strong>has an older brother, Marcus, who swam for Denison University. Geer started swimming because her older brother did, and still considers him her biggest influence.<\/p>\n

5. Tristin Baxter is a swimming legacy.<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n

Open water distance swimmer Tristin Baxter\u00a0<\/strong>comes from a long line of accomplished swimming ladies. Her mother attended the Munich 1972 Olympics, and her aunt qualified for 1980 U.S. Olympic Team.<\/p>\n

6. Madison Kennedy is an animal lover.<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n

Madison Kennedy<\/strong>, a freestyler who graduated from Cal in 2010, lives with more animals than most. Her personal menagerie\u00a0includes two dogs, Blaze and Jordan, two cats, Hiss and Dusty, and a horse named Raven.<\/p>\n

7. Maya DiRado got her name from her younger sister.<\/h2>\n

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Stanford graduate\u00a0Maya DiRado<\/strong>\u00a0got her name from her older sister. When she came home from the hospital, her sister couldn’t say “Madeline,” so she caller her “Maya” and it stuck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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