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Can a female coach make a difference?

Natalie Coughlin is among the greatest female swimmers in history, with 12 Olympic medals to her name. However when she was a teenager, and already a rising star in the pool, she suffered a severe shoulder injury which put her off competitive swimming altogether. It was only at university when she met her first female coach, Teri McKeever, that she once again felt inspired to go for gold. Natalie went onto become the only US woman to win six medals at one Olympics.

Image: Natalie Coughlin
Credit: Aaron Okayama for Speedo USA

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