By Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Chasing her third Olympics, Natalie Coughlin isn’t sure the trend of making the games over and over will become routine in swimming.

Michael Phelps is going for his fourth, Ryan Lochte his third. Dara Torres, Ian Thorpe, Janet Evans, Amanda Beard - everyone in the sport seems to be shattering the assumption that the Olympics are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“I think this is a special moment in time in swimming,” Coughlin told The Associated Press on Thursday. “Yes, there are several of us that have been to many Olympics. We’re kind of at that sweet spot where there are more opportunities now for people after college and people physically are figuring out how to keep injury away. At the same time, I think it’s kind of a coincidence that there are so many people who are doing well.”

Read More

Once again I am joining the blogosphere.  Even though I’m a Twitter-addict (follow me at NatalieCoughlin!) and I do a decent job of updating my Facebook page (facebook.com/officialnataliecoughlin), it’s been a while since I have kept a true blog.  Since I’ve been out of school for over five years, it’s probably a good thing to force me to write and help keep my mind sharp.  It’s amazing how dumb one starts to feel when you’re no longer forced to write or study.

So a little bit about me… 

Read More