You probably don't know about swimming, but you may know Amanda Beard, she has seven medals in swimming, which she competes in every four years. She's been on the cover of Playboy, SI, and is now on the cover of Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games. She was interviewed by Dasgamer and they found out that Amanda is a gamer! She likes SOCOM, the Wii, and she has a PS2.

Odds are you know dick about swimming. And that’s OK. It ranks somewhere between timber sports and cricket on the American sports passion meter. But you probably know Amanda Beard. The seven-time medalist has transcended the two-week focus on aquatic racing that rolls into the world consciousness every four years. It doesn’t hurt that she’s been on the cover of FHM, Playboy and featured in Sports Illustrated’s iconic swimsuit issue. Beard has snagged another cover, only this time she’s gracing the frontside Beijing 2008, from Sega. As it turns out, she’s actually a gamer herself.

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