Stephanie Rice is just 19 years old, but already she holds two world records -- in the 200m and 400m individual medleys. Her first impact internationally was at the 2007 Worlds, where she earned a pair of bronze medals. But she's gotten better since then, shattering the world records in the 400 IM by 1.42 seconds and in the 200 IM by nearly a full second.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 29: Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice poses during a portrait session at Albert Park on August 29, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. 18 year old Rice, who won Gold medals in both the 200m and 400m Individual medley events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, will be looking to add to her medal haul at the 12th FINA World Championships in 2007. (Kristian Dowling, Getty Images)
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Stephanie Rice of Australia swims to win the women's 400 meters medley event at the Sette Colli (Seven Hills) swimming trophy, in Rome, Saturday, June 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Stephanie Rice of Australia shows her gold medal after winning the women's 400 meters medley event at the Sette Colli (Seven Hills) swimming trophy, in Rome, Saturday, June 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: Stephanie Rice celebrates setting a world record of 4:31.46 in the Women's 400m Individual Medley final during day one of the 2008 Australian Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on March 22, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: Stephanie Rice celebrates setting a world record of 4:31.46 in the Women's 400m Individual Medley final during day one of the 2008 Australian Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on March 22, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: Stephanie Rice celebrates setting a world record of 4:31.46 in the Women's 400m Individual Medley final during day one of the 2008 Australian Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on March 22, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: Stephanie Rice celebrates setting a world record of 4:31.46 in the Women's 400m Individual Medley final during day one of the 2008 Australian Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on March 22, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: Stephanie Rice celebrates setting a world record of 4:31.46 in the Women's 400m Individual Medley final during day one of the 2008 Australian Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on March 22, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: Stephanie Rice celebrates setting a world record of 4:31.46 in the Women's 400m Individual Medley final during day one of the 2008 Australian Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on March 22, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: Stephanie Rice celebrates setting a world record of 4:31.46 in the Women's 400m Individual Medley final during day one of the 2008 Australian Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on March 22, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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More recently, Stephanie caused a stir in her native land when Facebook photos of her partying with friends attracted the attention of Swimming Australia, which subsequently instituted stern regulations on the privacy settings for social networking sites and on the kinds of photos swimmers were allowed to post.
The offending photos? A skimpy policeman costume, some dancing in a bar, and some alcoholic beverages with friends (the drinking age is 18 in Australia). You can see those and more in the gallery below.
After the jump, enjoy hard-hitting analysis, our Attractive Olympian poll, and the engrossing Attractive Olympian photo gallery.
Breaking Down the Basics
| Age | 19 |
| Hair | Brown |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Interests | "Movies, beach, socializing" |
| Has her own blog? | Yes |
| Boyfriend? | Swimmer Eamon Sullivan |
| Sexy Speedo page? | Yes |
| Police costume photos controversial because | Not actually a regulation uniform |
| Entitled to have fun after breaking world records? | Apparently not |
Presentation of Medals
*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future a of GoDaddy-level of endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.
Attractive Olympians
Nastia Liukin Two-time world champion gymnast is a six-time world medalist and a four-time U.S. National Champion.
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Jennie Finch: Pitched the USA to gold in 2004. She and her teammates have many fans, none more so than Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Becky Hammon: The WNBA star from South Dakota will play for the Russian women's basketball team in August.
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Luciana Aymar Named International Hockey Federation's World Player of the Year four times ('01, '04-'05, '07), helping Argentina to a bronze and silver in the last two Olympics.
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Leisel Jones Won silver in the 100-meter breaststroke in her home country of Australia in 2000, and earned bronze and silver in the 100m and 200m, respectively, in Athens.
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Yan Zi: Tennis player from China ranks 13th in the world on the WTA tour, and partnered with Zheng Jie to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006.
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Sally McLellan: Australian Hurdler and Sprinter was a semifinalist in both the 100m and 100-meter hurdles at the 2007 Worlds.
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Kim Gevaert: Belgian record holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m races and won a relay bronze at the 2007 Worlds.
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Adam van Koeverden: Canadian canoe-kayak racer won gold in the 500m and bronze in the 100m the the Athens games in 2004.
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Maria Sharapova: This will be the first Olympics for the Russian tennis star, who has won three Grand Slam titles.
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