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    Swimming as a Job

    There’s a lot more to making a champion than training yourself physically. As the most decorated female swimmer in World Championship history, Natalie Coughlin explores the importance of including mindful practice and relaxation into the rigid, challenging and rewarding training regime of an iconic athlete.

    Natalie Coughlin
    12-time Olympic Medalist

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    Sports: The Making of a Champion

    Is a champion born or made? CIW explores the science of sports, the impact of sports marketing, and that ?magic thing? that happens to great athletes and teams when the clock is running down.

    Speakers: Cynthia Bir, Bob Bowman, Natalie Coughlin, David Haugh, Kelly Amonte Hiller, Dan McLaughlin, Rudy Ruettiger

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