{"id":393033,"date":"2019-09-05T04:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=393033"},"modified":"2019-09-04T12:12:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T19:12:25","slug":"swimming-world-presents-mental-prep-before-the-beep-with-natalie-coughlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-mental-prep-before-the-beep-with-natalie-coughlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “Mental Prep: Before the Beep with Natalie Coughlin”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mental Prep: Before the Beep <\/span>with Natalie Coughlin<\/span><\/h2>\n

By Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/span><\/p>\n

Mom. Entrepreneur. Author. Broadcaster. Natalie Coughlin\u2019s personal biography has expanded and diversified since her explosive emergence on the international swimming scene in the 1990s. In 1998, she became the first high school swimmer to break the 53-second barrier in the 100 yard backstroke.<\/p>\n

She progressed to become one of the most famous female swimmers in history, competing in three Olympic Games and collecting an astounding 12 Olympic medals in the process. While a double-decade-long career might be enough for some people, Coughlin clearly isn\u2019t \u201csome people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Less than a year after the birth of her daughter, Coughlin announced her return to competitive swimming. It was nearly three years between her missing to qualify for the 2016 Olympic team and her recent June announcement, and it\u2019s now official: Coughlin will compete for former Olympic teammate Kaitlin Sandeno at DC Trident in the International Swimming League.<\/p>\n

With more than two decades of elite experience, Coughlin knows a thing or two about mentally preparing for high-level racing. Yet, even with world records to her name, Coughlin still admits, \u201cI can\u2019t think of a single perfect race\u2014none of them were perfect.\u201d Her focus, tenacity and attention to detail allowed her incredible success. However, Coughlin admits that an athlete\u2019s approach to racing is fiercely individual, and what works for her might not work for everyone. To her, racing is executing what you practice. Her race-day preparation starts long before competition.<\/p>\n

To read about how world-renowned swimmer Natalie Coughlin prepares for a race,<\/strong>
\ncheck out the September 2019 issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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