Natalie Coughlin: Training for Success

[@eval1088]

I watched this so many times, keep up the hard work Nat!!

[@cm3655]

Amazing work. What a role model!

[@robertlaw4073]

Natalie is one of the many women who has seen her career cut off when she was one of the top dozen swimmers in the entire USA because of perceptions and pressures that she was "over the hill" BUT one of the few of the modern era (possibly along with with Dana Vollmer?) who remained defiantly unbroken. Here is a list of others who left broken, either due to eating disorders, psychological breakdowns, injury, or lack of economic backing to keep in full-time training: 1) Missy Franklin (shoulder injuries) 2) Kara Lynn Joyce (written off prior to London as "over the hill"; failed to make final) 3) Katie Hoff (amazing set of health complications due to stress) 4) Rebecca Soni (sidelined by back injury, left sport) 5) Cassidy Bayer (eating disorder - we will never know her full potential to even have a professional career since she was edged out in qualifying for Rio and as a fly specialist was left home.) 6) Michelle Coombs (yeah, you probably never heard of her... that's kinda the point. Anyone with a kid in competitive swimming who thinks it will punch them a golden ticket to free college should read this story here: www.recordonline.com/article/20071225/SPORTS/712250313 ) I think it's worthy to mention Vollmer, who medaled in Rio after taking time off to have a baby. In a quote on NBC Sports, she said, "“There were times in my career when I struggled with body image, anxiety, depression, handling pressure, and navigating my own extreme expectations for myself... There were plenty of times I could have walked away from the sport. I’m proud that I did not!” I think the real question is why women in the sport of swimming are so pressured to walk away from the sport, AND why, after now having an entire generation of retires super-elite swimmers in the USA, have we not passed the reigns of women's swimming over to them for a more accountable, supportive, and sustainable approach to career swimming for young women?!

[@karlbyrne6021]

And now they have to complete against men calling themselves women. How disrespectful is that?

[@AccordGTR]

amazing muscle definition...she is supremely beautiful

[@MyWissam]

Athletes at this level are someones to admire and respect... very special. (maybe support them every now and then)

[@goliveyoung1180]

this is just breathtaking things you are doing I got a question for you can I get better and swim for the Olympic with you

[@aquaman2379]

Wow this is great someone who likes bodysurfing as much as I do. And knows about altering the body to go with the wave. There's a lot to it. You can adjust the angle of your hand to turn left or right. Keep your hands curved till you go over the wave , and flex or harden/straighten your body depending on the strength of the wave. It's really a matter of power and flow of energy. When you're body surfing you can feel the power of the wave. And whether it is too strong, the right amount to carry you, or if it's weak and dying off. You have to match the wave... hold your position in the wave, or get yourself infront of it. When you feel like you're falling off the wave you need to put your energy (strokes,kick) back into the wave to balance the flow of energy.

[@badulus2494]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="91">1:31</a>: That guy is me trying to figure out what to do on my first day in the gym and getting examples from others

[@sickoid87]

Dude... That guy is Ryan Murphy. He won 3 golds in Rio and broke a WR.

[@bigboybeats2839]

Badulus o

[@seizethedayandlive]

i'm the guy at 3.00 who is thinking "damn! i must have died and gone to heaven!" ;-)

[@Capcoor]

Badulus Been there, done that.

[@andyofzz]

Checking out that buttt

[@funkydoughnut8803]

I want this to be my life 🙏🏾

[@josepmariarosello-figueras6782]

I think this little gadgets are the future of the feedback and analysis in training, great review!!

[@RideSmoothTV]

Great vid and message

[@hellolol7942]

okay but how is her hair so healthy when she’s an olympic swimmer?

[@kleiner6409]

hello lol a cap

[@grahamschroeder7459]

thelittleone22 that doesn’t fix it lol

[@brycelloyd1822]

Graham Schroeder it makes a HUGE difference

[@charlottem6306]

Even with a capital my hair is like straw, and I only swim 4 times a week.

[@sandrasavage9650]

Chlorine shampoo and conditioner

[@collinmiller8866]

I know i'm no Natalie Coughlin, but I am a national champion training for Olympic trails! If you want to follow my training closely here's a link to my new KZbin series of how I am training for Olympic Trials!

[@mbrown2795]

She's my hero!😂🏊🏊😁

[@kennedyw9743]

She's my hero

[@ianwallace16]

An amazing person.I met her when Cal women's swim squad toured in Sydney.👌

[@denisedaneck]

Natalie is a Goddess!!

[@crazycoughlin7636]

Denise Daneck thanks she's my second cousin no lie

[@noelnunez1560]

@@crazycoughlin7636 hey

[@mathewheffley121]

Wow she front squats 135 easily and she's only 140 lbs...

[@emperorpalpatine9540]

mathewheffley121 that's crazy

[@marusdod3685]

@@emperorpalpatine9540 No it's not

[@marusdod3685]

@@emperorpalpatine9540 I can do 315 at 165, she cant even squat her bodyweight lmao

[@andyofzz]

And With chains

[@Roosyer]

That's nothing lol. Why are you so impressed??

[@habiiibaatameerr]

She is my favorite swimmer

[@jackbanks1397]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="90">1:30</a> Ryan Murphy in the background

[@lemonidask]

its not sexist thing...its because you are 30+..same applys to men...antony ervin won the 50 but thats it...its nature..i myself am swimmer and i wish i could be on the top level my whole life..but its just what it is...you can still train as much as hard as you want but dont expect to beat 20+ years old swimmers...age is not just a number..

[@lemonidask]

well it would be still "sexist" thing if he told you the same thing for a man????because i believe the same for a 30+ male with family....As much as i would love to watch michael phelps swim for an eternity it just cannot happen..he is 30+ years old,with two children and wife..Even if he was physically able to perform like he did in his 20s,with the same amount of training its just not right...his kids and wife cannot postpone their lifes just because he doesnt want to grow up to... So your supervisor was right.even if she was capable of doing it she chose to make a family....and family and swimming elite cannot coexist...24h/day are not enough to fit in 5 hours per day training minimum+2h napping through sessions,cooking,cleaning and raising a kid.

[@goliveyoung1180]

can I allowed to have your gym workout for me to do sometime soon and can you please share your memories with me

[@ShunyamNiketana]

Wonder how she channels all of that competitiveness now. It doesn't just evaporate with retirement.

[@lightyearahead]

Her streamline in water is perfect.

[@Varth_Dader.Twitch]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="66">1:06</a> the hair style you haven’t unlocked yet.

[@jeanann7840]

this comment is way too underrrated AHAHHA

[@Timelessfolkstory]

Is she coach Terry Coughlin's daughter?

[@angelicallatte7537]

Look at those musclessss

[@laqueefasteinberg4981]

So being an athlete is like enlisting in the military

[@tallswede80]

For a woman she is very powerful. She's married, but wow she is smoking hot.

[@watchdentim1234]

Murmad Man fuck off because you definitely look like the definition of beauty.

[@victoriakryz7893]

Penny is so awsome

[@jonihatfield7686]

She should drop her hair care routine because mine is fried.

[@PurpleRhino1388]

what a beutiful woman.

[@verward]

Nathalie Coughlin is great and all, but at this point in her career she was not training for success.This remodeling of her training was a failure that should be acknowledged.

[@NoName-nu4vr]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="132">2:12</a> Why the fuck do all good level swimmers have too small swimsuit? This is a serious question.

[@emperorpalpatine9540]

Hugues de Payns sex appeal

[@sheenalu2539]

Hugues de Payns reduce drag lol

[@nightfury6131]

more clothes would just drag you and slow you down

[@iancat6735]

She's hot, gorgeous and talented wow!

[@richardl2974]

Sexist thing lol. Isn't the assumption obvious when any Olympic athlete turns 30 and won't hit the Olympics again til 34 that they may retire. Phelps dealt with the same thing this past Olympics.

[@gybx4094]

Exactly. As if it's sexist when boxers are considered past their prime over 30? Is it racist for those who are Black and Hispanic, too? All of this Identity Politics that roll off the tongues of females. A pseudo science like astrology. Sad.

[@stevenmarshall189]

wow!

[@kleiner6409]

I have her time and I’m in highschool but I’m a boy

[@DanielAleksanderJensen]

I want to be the best swimmer ever!!!

[@allanromero1918]

I think she's half filipina..

[@rigbysanchez2454]

fax

[@theshooter4641]

Finally an Olympic who practise body surfing my best hobby

[@ecenazdemirkan5265]

I want to be an Olympic swimmer too and I think I can I swim for a club *

[@paulcrooks4467]

Ecenaz Demirkan ex

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

Her goals were just to swim fast

[@christopherramirez9051]

Love my alma mater. Go bears

[@hrdkorebp]

So who’s raising her kids?

[@bigboybeats2839]

oooòoooo

[@abazur7742]

*cough*

[@phlegmwad8549]

Gosh I wonder if all that sexism she experienced after London prevented her from making the team in Rio? People were sexist towards me! *Proceeds to train with the men's team*

[@sup3r475]

"its sexist" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dylancolon9756]

Why do I find her somewhat arrogant?

[@officialdamadmanchannel6513]

Arrogant how?

[@hebatallah80]

One day she will wish for a child, Her face is very much looking like Kate Middleton, but, very far, the other is racing in child bearing.

[@anneharvey1032]

You have no basis to say that.

[@filippobertetto]

Brock, Pokemon....just saying.

[@dineshteju6131]

Filippo Better send

[@dineshteju6131]

Filippo Better To SCHOOL sec

[@dineshteju6131]

send the first place sec a few days ago and I will have a good

[@dineshteju6131]

sexxsexx

[@chatbud]

I admire her grit & drive but age is a bitach and it puts everything down, unfortunately...

[@JeanNezMarre25]

Would have been interesting to hear about the pills she is taking ;)

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

She has no idea how to front squat though...

[@chrisredig1381]

What a skank