Regan Smith, Katharine Berkoff Finish 2-3 in Women's 100-Meter Backstroke at the Paris Games
For the third night in a row, two U.S. women stood on the podium in La Defense Arena for an individual swimming event.
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Height
5’8”
Age
43
Hometown
Vallejo, CA
Education
UC Berkeley
Quick Facts
- Daughter of James and Zennie Couglin and has one younger sister, Megan
- Married Ethan Hall on April 25, 2009
- Began swimming at age 6
- Hobbies include cooking, gardening, surfing and photography
- Co-authored “Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion” in April 2006
- Served as an Olympic analyst for MSNBC during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games
- Appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2009.
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 12-time Olympic medalist (3 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze)
- Olympic Games London 2012, bronze (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (100m Backstroke - Women), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), bronze (100m Freestyle - Women, 200m Individual Medley - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (100m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), bronze (100m Freestyle - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2014 – gold (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women), 4th (4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed), 27th (50m Breaststroke (SC) - Women)
- Years of participation: 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2010, 2014; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed 2014; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2014; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed 2014; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2014; 50m Breaststroke (SC) - Women 2014; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013; 50m Freestyle - Women 2007, 2013; 100m Backstroke - Women 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011; 100m Freestyle - Women 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011; 100m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2010; 100m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2010; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2010; 100m Butterfly - Women 2003, 2007; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2001, 2005, 2007; 50m Butterfly - Women 2001, 2005; 200m Backstroke - Women 2003; 50m Backstroke - Women 2001
- Medals: 27 (9 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze)
- Gold – 2014 (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed); 2013 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2011 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2010 (100m Backstroke (SC) - Women); 2007 (100m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2005 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2003 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2001 (100m Backstroke - Women)
- Silver – 2014 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2011 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2010 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2007 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2005 (100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2003 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 2001 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women)
- Bronze – 2011 (100m Backstroke - Women); 2010 (100m Freestyle (SC) - Women); 2007 (100m Butterfly - Women); 2005 (100m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2001 (50m Backstroke - Women)
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