Amanda Beard Thinks Michael Phelps is 'Eww'

When you're the most popular ~~athlete~~ person on the planet right now, it's hard for someone to knock you down a notch.

No worries, that is what swimmers allergic to clothes are for. Two-time gold medal winner, former Playboy cover girl and occasional Mr. Ed extra Amanda Beard was asked on Tuesday about America's baby Michael Phelps and if they were at all a medley team outside the agua.

Beard, 26, denied yesterday that she was dating Phelps, 23, saying, "Eww, that's nasty."

"I have never, ever hooked up with Michael Phelps," Beard said via telephone from Beijing on the "Johnjay and Rich Show," which is broadcast on Kiss FM 104.7 in Phoenix.

Honestly, there couldn't be a more American moment than in the wake of one of the greatest sports feats in our history, we have tabloids and radio shows talking about "hooking up."

Let's make sure we have this correct about Phelps. Facebook questions? Check. Celebrities trying to draw attention away from his incredible accomplishment? Check and check. Hearing that a swimmer isn't another swimmer's type? Check.

Ok, I'm ready for Thursday.

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US swimmer Amanda Beard competes during the women's 200m breaststroke swimming heats at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 13, 2008. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 13: Amanda Beard of the United States competes in the Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 4 held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 5 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 13, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Amanda Beard

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Swimmer Amanda Beard of the U.S. holds an anti-fur poster in which she appears nude on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) outside the Beijing 2008 Olympic National Aquatics Center in this August 6, 2008 file photo. Sex and sport. It's an irresistible mix and one that Olympians are no longer shy of using to fund their sporting careers. Beard posed naked in Playboy magazine last year and at Beijing stripped off for the advertising campaign to protest against fashion furs. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/Files (CHINA)

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U.S. swimmer Amanda Beard attends a training session ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed (CHINA)

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U.S. swimmers Amanda Beard (L) and Caroline Burckle attend a training session ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed (CHINA)

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Amanda Beard of the US prepares for a training session at the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing on August 7, 2008. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games open on August 8. AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Amanda Beard (L) of the US talks with her team mate Brendan Hansen as they prepare for a training session at the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing on August 7, 2008. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games open on August 8. AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Amanda Beard (R) of the US talks with her team mate Brendan Hansen as they prepare for a training session at the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing on August 7, 2008. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games open on August 8. AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 07: Amanda Beard of the United States prepares to practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Aquatics Center on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Amanda Beard

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