SPEEDO EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH NATALIE COUGHLIN UNTIL 2013

11.03.2010

Speedo today announced the extension of its long-time partnership with 11-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin until 2013. Coughlin, the most decorated female swimmer in Athens and Beijing, has worn Speedo swimwear for her entire career and will continue to represent the brand as she looks ahead to London.

A Team Speedo star since 2004, Coughlin is aiming to make her third Olympic team in 2012 where she would have the opportunity to become the most decorated American female swimmer of all time – with 11 Olympic medals earned in two Olympics, Coughlin is only one medal shy of Jenny Thompson's record 12 medals (earned in four Olympics), the most in swimming history.

A veteran on the U.S. team and a leader in the sport, this months Austin Grand Prix marks Coughlin's first meet back in the pool since her medal record-breaking performance at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where she made history as the first U.S. female swimmer to win six medals at a single Olympics and the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic titles in her specialty, the 100m backstroke.

"Speedo's support both in and out of the pool has helped me grow into the swimmer I am today," said Coughlin. "I have been a part of the Speedo family my entire professional career and I am proud to continue to represent the brand as I look ahead to London."

An extremely versatile swimmer, Coughlin has won a medal in every single Olympic event she's ever entered and left both the 2008 and 2004 Olympic Games as the most decorated female athlete with six and five medals respectively. She won gold in the 100m backstroke, silver in the 400m free relay, 800m free relay and 400m medley relay, and bronze in the 100m freestyle and 200m IM in Beijing. At the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Coughlin won five medals, then a new record, including gold in the 100m backstroke and the 800m free relay, silver in the 400m free relay and 400m medley relay, and bronze in the 100m free. She also left the 2007 World Championships as the most decorated female swimmer in World Championship history.

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