Natalie Anne Coughlin (b. 23 August 1982) is a United States swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic swimming team for the U.S. She is originally from Concord, California.
Prior to journeying to Athens, she was a student and athlete at the University of California, Berkeley and is expected to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology in Spring 2005. She had won three National Collegiate Athletic Association Swimmer of the Year honors in her first three years at the university. Read more at Wikipedia