Natalie Anne Coughlin Hall (born August 23, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist.

[4] Coughlin first began swimming at Vallejo Aquatics Club when she was 8 years old, where she was coached by Tuffy Williams.

[11][12] At the ninth World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Coughlin won three medals—one gold, one silver, and one bronze.

She won her fourth gold medal in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Elizabeth Hill, Diana Munz, and Lindsay Benko.

At the tenth World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Coughlin won two medals, including a gold and a silver.

[13][14] At the eleventh World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Coughlin won five medals, including a gold and 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.

[citation needed] At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Coughlin won five medals: two gold, two silver, and one bronze.

In her first event, the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, Coughlin won a silver medal along with Lacey Nymeyer, Amanda Weir, and Kara Lynn Joyce.

[19] Dana Vollmer, Lacey Nymeyer, and Katie Hoff each extended the lead and the final time of 7:50.09 was a world record.

[21] In her last event, the 4×100-meter medley relay, Coughlin won a silver medal along with Tara Kirk, Rachel Komisarz, and Lacey Nymeyer.

Standing on the medal platform, her lip was still bleeding having bitten it during the race to distract her from the pain in her legs.

She won a silver medal in her final race in the 4×100-meter medley relay swimming with Rebecca Soni, Christine Magnuson, and Dara Torres.

After taking an 18-month hiatus from swimming, Coughlin returned to competition at the 2010 Conoco Phillips Summer Nationals.

[26] Before racing at the Pan Pacs, Coughlin, along with Amanda Beard, was elected co-captain of Team USA once again.

In the finals of the 100-meter backstroke, Coughlin finished third (59.70) behind Australia's Emily Seebohm and Japan's Aya Terakawa.

She won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay with fellow Americans Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, and Missy Franklin with a time of 3:52.36.

Coughlin led for the entire race, when in the last couple meters, Zhao Jing and Anastasia Zueva edged her out.

Also in 2015, Coughlin became a brand ambassador and investor in a frozen food company, Luvo Inc.[38] In 2017, she became a partner in Gaderian Wines, a winemaking operation in Napa Valley.

In April 2009, Coughlin married Ethan Hall, the Crow Canyon Sharks swim coach.