Around The Table With Natalie Coughlin
Have you ever wondered how you can eat like an Olympian? The new “Around The Table” feature in Swimming World Magazine gives you access to how some of the best swimmers in the world are filling up. The world of nutrition can be murky and contradictory, so pull up a chair at this table of champions to understand why swim stars take food seriously.
In this month’s “Around The Table” pull up a chair at Natalie Coughlin’s training table, and discover a sample daily menu in the iconic Olympian’s words. Swimming World’s nutrition guru, Tasija Karosas, provides the nutritional explanations while the photos are provided by Coughlin herself.
To read more about some of Coughlin’s favorite recipes to refuel with check out the April issue, available now!
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026 MOMMA ON A MISSION
by Annie Grevers
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030 HISTORIC SURPRISES AT U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: GABE WOODWARD’S OLYMPIC PRAYER
by Chuck Warner
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033 MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH JOSH SCHNEIDER
by Annie Grevers
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036 NUTRITION: AROUND THE TABLE WITH NATALIE COUGHLIN
by Annie Grevers and Tasija Korosas
Pull up a chair at Natalie Coughlin’s training table, and discover a sample daily menu in the iconic Olympian’s words. Swimming World’s nutrition guru, Tasija Karosas, provides the nutritional explanations.
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by Rod Havriluk
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041 Q&A WITH COACH BRAD SHIVELY
by Michael J. Stott
042 HOW THEY TRAIN REED DALTON
by Michael J. Stott
TRAINING
039 DRYSIDE TRAINING: MEDICINE BALL AND STRETCH CORDS WORKOUT
by J.R. Rosania
JUNIOR SWIMMER
045 UP & COMERS
by Taylor Brien
COLUMNS
008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT
038 MOMS AT MEETS
046 GUTTER TALK
048 PARTING SHOT