Natalie Hinds

She made her international championships debut at 27 years of age, winning a bronze medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, swimming in both the prelims and the final.

[9][10] In 2015, Hinds gained recognition from NBC, USA Swimming, and SwimSwam alongside Simone Manuel and Lia Neal for being the first trio of African-American swimmers at a Women's Division 1 NCAA Championship to sweep the podium, take first, second, and third place, in a single event.

[13] In 2016 Hinds decided to take a break from swimming, transitioning to app development as part of her job at Turner Broadcasting based in Atlanta, Georgia.

[7] For the 2020—2021 time span, Hinds signed a professional endorsement deal with the United States division of swimwear company Arena.

[14] In the semifinals of the 100 meter freestyle at the 2020 US Olympic Trials in swimming, Hinds tied her training partner Olivia Smoliga for first place.

[17] Her father was in the crowd in-person to see it happen, while her mother watched it play out on television as she was concerned about her anxiety and nerves potentially affecting her daughter's performance.

[25] On day two of the 2022 Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois in early March, Hinds placed fourth in the 100 meter freestyle with a time of 54.74 seconds.

[31] For the prelims heats of the 100 meter freestyle on day four, she qualified for the final ranking fourth with a time of 54.73 seconds.

[37] The third day, she qualified for the final of the 100 meter butterfly, ranking sixth in the prelims heats with a time of 58.66 seconds.

[47] She won a gold medal for her efforts in the prelims when the finals relay, on which Torri Huske substituted in for her, placed first in 3:53.78.

[54] Later in the session, she qualified for the final of the 50 meter butterfly with a time of 26.11 seconds and rank of eighth across all preliminary heats.

[58] Following her performances throughout the beginning of the 2022 year, Hinds earned a spot on the Team USA roster in the 100 meter freestyle for the 2022 World Short Course Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

[62] Lowering her time to a 52.16 in the semifinals, she qualified for her first World Championships final in an individual event ranking seventh.

[67] On day four, she split a 24.06 for the third leg of the 4×50 meter mixed freestyle relay, helping advance it to the final ranking fourth.

[69] For her freestyle portion of the 4×50 meter medley relay the following morning in the event preliminaries, she split a time of 24.09 seconds, helping finish in 1:46.58 and qualify for the final ranking seventh.