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Natalie Coughlin

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The Resume

    (August 23, 1982- )
    U.S. Swimming Participant in 2004 Olympic Games
    Gold Medalist at FINA World Championships (2003)
    NCAA Swimmer of the Year (2001, 02, 03)
    Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year (2001, 02, 03)
    USA Swimming's Swimmer of the Year (2002)
    Swimmer's World magazine's Female World Swimmer of the Year (2002)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her name is pronounce Coglin.
    She is injury and illness prone. A shoulder injury prevented her from being part of the 2000 Olympics and she participated, although ill, at the 2003 World Swimming Meet.
    She was nominated, but did not win the ESPY for Best Female Collegiate Athlete.
    She is majoring in psychology and in her graduate year is still not sure what she wants to do.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is a multi purpose swimmer excelling in butterfly, backstroke and freestyle
    At 15, she became the first swimmer in history to qualify for all fourteen events (ever stroke and every distance).
    In one season she set three world, three NCAA and seven American records (2002-03 season)
    She was a straight A student in high school.
    Her mom and dad worked and saved to put her and her sister through private school. When she earned an Athletic four year scholarship she said 'It made me feel good to know my parents would not have to pay for my college.'
    She is the first woman to swim the 100 meter backstroke in under a minute.
    As a collegiate swimmer she twice appeared on NBC's Today Show (November 2002 and August 13, 2003)
    At 5'8 with her swimmer body, she has the look of a model.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 23 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 30 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 51 Votes: 37.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 168 Votes: 65.48% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 100 Votes: 57.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 149 Votes: 67.11% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 449 Votes: 35.63% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1440 Votes: 39.17% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 144 Votes: 45.14% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 169 Votes: 44.38% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 418 Votes: 58.61% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1094 Votes: 48.45% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 236 Votes: 42.37% Annoying