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© 2006 by Michael Silver

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Silver, Michael.
Golden girl : how Natalie Coughlin fought back, challenged conventional wisdom, and became America’s olympic champion / Michael Silver with Natalie Coughlin.
p. cm.
ISBN-13 978-1-59486-254-0 hardcover
ISBN-13 978-1-60961-670-0 ebook
1. Coughlin, Natalie, date. 2. Surfers—United States—Biography. 3. Women surfers—United States—Biography. I. Coughlin, Natalie, date. II. Title.
GV838.C67S55 2006
797.3’2092--dc22    2005035306

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