By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
USA Swimming announced today that Natalie Coughlin would be stepping down as the Chair of the USA Swimming Board of Directors, effective early November.
Coughlin has been a member of the BOD since 2016, when she was appointed as the Team USA Athletes’ Commission Representative until 2021 when she moved to an At-Large Athlete position. In 2023, she was elected as the Vice Chair of the Board before taking over as the Chair last month, replacing Chris Brearton.
Her term as Chair was supposed to last until 2029, running through the Olympic Games in 2028, which will be contested on American soil.
Coughlin said in the press release “The Opportunity to serve USA Swimming and our community has been an incredible honor for me. I first joined the USA Swimming family as an age group swimmer, rose through the sport as a competitive athlete, and ultimately became a long-time member of the National Team. I volunteered for USA Swimming out of immense gratitude for what the sport has done for my life. I wanted to share that knowledge as a contribution back to the sport and actively support its progression moving forward.”
“I’m deeply proud of the work the Board has done in service to all of our athletes, coaches, clubs, and volunteers. I have complete confidence in Kevin Ring‘s vision for the future of USA Swimming and Greg Meehan‘s leadership of the National Team, and I believe this is the right moment in time for me to step aside. While I will continue to volunteer and support the swimming community, I am excited to focus on my family and being a swim mom to my kids.”
Coughlin was a three-time Olympic Champion and won 12 Olympic medals over the course of her career. In 2008, she became the first female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Games, and she became the first woman to ever win a 100-meter backstroke gold at two consecutive Olympics.
She swam at Cal, where she won 11 individual NCAA titles and was the NCAA Swimmer of the Year three times. In 2014, she was inducted into Cal’s Hall of Fame.
The news of her resignation comes as the USA Swimming organization, and the BOD in particular, have been facing a lot of criticism in the last year after it took 371 days to hire a new CEO following Tim Hinchey‘s resignation. Early last month, they announced Kevin Ring as the new CEO, and he assumed the position on September 17th.
Ring said “Natalie has been an invaluable leader and ambassador for USA Swimming. Her steady guidance, collaborative spirit, and passion for athlete development have helped strengthen the organization’s governance and long-term strategy. The principles she helped establish will continue to guide the Board and our entire community as we enter this next critical chapter for our sport.”
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