66 National Championships, which also served as the selection meet for the World Championships, Coughlin decided to only take up the sprint freestyles and swam the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events. Coughlin qualified for the 50-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Coughlin finished first in the 50-meter freestyle with a 24.97, just ahead of 16-year-old Simone Manuel, who swam a 25.01. With the first-place finish in the 50-meter freestyle, Coughlin ensured herself a relay spot since she had finished 5th in the 100-meter freestyle, with a time of 54.04. She won a gold medal at the event on the first night of swimming competition in the 4×100 freestyle relay. She went second for team USA and swam her leg in 52.98 seconds; she was one of only 6 women in the field of 32 to break the 53-second barrier. In her final triumph, two months before her 33rd birthday in 2015, she set an American women's record of 27.51 seconds in the 50-meter backstroke. Post-swimming career and media appearances Coughlin was the spokeswoman for C20 Coconut Water. One of Coughlin's favorite hobbies is cooking. During the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was invited to prepare a Chinese-themed dish on Today. She has appeared as a judge on Iron Chef America. She appeared on Food Network's Chopped Sport Stars episode that first aired on September 3, 2013. Coughlin competed in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars with season 1 professional champion, Alec Mazo. She was eliminated on the fifth episode. Coughlin appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has also written a book called Golden Girl. In 2013, Coughlin appeared in Chopped where she lost in the final round to Danica Patrick. While on the show she mentioned she grows a vegetable and herb garden in her backyard, as well as raising backyard chickens. Coughlin appeared on one of the covers for the 2015 ESPN The Magazine The Body Issue and in July/August 2016, the cover of Self (magazine)'s Olympics themed issue. Also in 2015, Coughlin became a brand ambassador and investor in a frozen food company, Luvo Inc. In 2017 she became a partner in Gaderian Wines, a winemaking operation in Napa Valley. Personal life In April 2009, Coughlin married Ethan Hall, the Crow Canyon Sharks swim coach. The couple welcomed a daughter on October 17, 2018. Coughlin announced May 27, 2020, via Instagram she was expecting