{"id":503013,"date":"2022-04-26T08:49:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=503013"},"modified":"2022-04-26T09:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:50:59","slug":"natalie-coughlin-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/natalie-coughlin-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Coughlin – 3-Time Olympian, 12-Time Olympic Medalist – To Be Inducted Into International Swimming Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Natalie Coughlin to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame<\/h3>\r\n
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Natalie\u00a0 Coughlin <\/b>was a U.S. competitive swimmer, three-time Olympian and twelve-time Olympic medalist (3 Gold, 4 S, 5 B).\u00a0 She attended UC Berkeley, swimming for the Golden Bears under Coach Teri McKeever<\/strong>. Natalie became the first woman to swim the 100-meter backstroke, long course, in less than one minute in 2002.\u00a0 She achieved that milestone at the International Swimming Hall of Fame Aquatic Complex during the U.S. Nationals in Fort Lauderdale.\u00a0 At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Natalie became the first U.S. female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympiad and the first woman ever to win a 100-meter backstroke gold in two consecutive Games.\u00a0 She competed in her third Olympic Games in London in 2012, where she earned a bronze medal in the 4\u00d7100-meter freestyle relay.<\/p>\r\n

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Natalie’s success earned her Swimming World Magazine<\/em>‘s World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year, three times each.\u00a0 She won more than 60 medals in international competitions, including the Olympic Games, the World Championships, Pan American and Pan Pacific Championships.\u00a0 Natalie won eleven individual NCAA national championship titles and a twelfth NCAA relay title, during her four years as a Cal Bear. She was voted NCAA Swimmer of the Year, three consecutive years, and Sport Illustrated M<\/em>agazine named her its college Female Athlete of the Year. Her beauty graced the cover of ESPN’s The Body Issue in 2015. Coughlin graduated from Berkeley with a degree in psychology in the spring of 2005. Coughlin was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Prior to entering college, Natalie was Swimming World Magazine’s High School Swimmer of the Year in 1998<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Come and meet Coughlin in person and hear her incredible life story at the ISHOF Induction dinner<\/span><\/a> on Saturday, October 15, 2022.<\/p>\r\n

Can\u2019t attend the event? Please consider\u00a0donating to ISHOF<\/a> and<\/span> support Natalie and our other inspirational Honorees.<\/p>\r\n

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Natalie has continued to stay in the spotlight whether it was water related or in a different capacity.\u00a0 She competed in Dancing with the Stars in 2019.<\/p>\r\n

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One of her favorite hobbies today is cooking.\u00a0 She has appeared on several different cooking shows and has authored her own cookbook: Cook to Thrive: Recipes to Fuel Body and Soul.\u00a0 <\/em>In 2017, Natalie became involved in winemaking, when she became a partner in Gaderian Wines,\u00a0 Napa Valley. Natalie is married to Ethan Hall and the mother of two, a daughter in 2012 and a son, Ozzie,\u00a0 in 2020.<\/p>\r\n

Make your plans now to attend October 15, 2022!\u00a0 Purchase your tickets TODAY!!!<\/strong><\/a> (Get info on membership<\/span><\/a>\u00a0here.) Can\u2019t attend the event?\u00a0Donate to ISHOF<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to support our honorees.<\/p>\r\n

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This year\u2019s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:<\/p>\r\n

International Swimming Hall of Fame 2022 Honorees<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

Craig Beardsley (USA)<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Natalie Coughlin (USA) –<\/em><\/strong> Swimming<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Marilyn Bell (CAN)<\/i><\/b><\/a> \u2013 Open Water Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Michael Klim (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a> – Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Jon<\/i><\/b> Sieben (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Daichi Suzuki (JPN)<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u2013 Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Matthew Mitcham (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a> – Diving<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Ursula Carlisle (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a> \u2013 Coach<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Peter<\/i><\/b> Huerzeler\u00a0(SUI)<\/i><\/b><\/a> \u2013 ISHOF Contributor<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Mirko Vicevic (YUG\/MON)<\/i><\/b><\/a> Water Polo<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

USA Swimmer (TBA)<\/strong><\/em> USA Contributor (TBA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Edith Bohm (GER) <\/i><\/b>Masters Swimmer<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Olga Kokorina (RUS) <\/i><\/b>Masters Swimmer<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Shigehisha Sekikawa (JPN) <\/i><\/b>Masters Swimmer<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Birte Hohlstein<\/i><\/b> <\/i>(GER)<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 <\/span>Masters Artistic Swimming<\/i> <\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n

Guenther Wolf (GER) <\/i><\/b>Masters Water Polo<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Paragon Awards<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

To be announced soon<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Induction Weekend Schedule<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

Saturday, October 15, 2022<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Official 57th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner<\/span><\/p>\r\n