Life Outside Swimming
Coughlin worked as an in-studio host for MSNBC during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
In April 2009, Coughlin married Ethan Hall, the Crow Canyon Sharks swim coach.
One of Coughlin's favorite hobbies is cooking. During the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was invited to prepare a Chinese-themed dish on the Today show. She has appeared as a judge on Iron Chef America.
Coughlin competed in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars with season 1 professional champion, Alec Mazo. She was eliminated on the fifth episode.
Coughlin appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
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Famous quotes containing the words life and/or swimming:
“After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)
“Whenever parents become overly invested in a particular skill or accomplishment, a child’s fear of failure multiplies. This is why some children refuse to get into the pool for a swimming lesson, or turn their back on Daddy’s favorite sport.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)