A member of the US female volleyball team. I don't want any more words to take away from this picture.

"I believe, at the end of the day, personally, my life is not about a banana." (when asked at the press conference after the 2006 U.S. open final about her father's illegal signaling and feeding her during the match).

She was offered a lucrative contract to appear nude for Playboy magazine, but commented to the press on August 14, 2004 that the offer was not going to tempt her. She said that she would "rather be a role model for young girls." She also said that "muscles on women are beautiful, but my personal decision is to stay away from those things; to stay away from that." She once appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing a tank top and a mini skirt.

Laure is 22 years old and French, but we won't hold that against her. Apart from holding the 400m and 200m freestyle world records shes a previous gold medal Olympian - expect her to blow away the competition. She's had a minor setback few years ago when naked pictures of her surfaced online. As I say, a minor setback.

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice is a youngster in the sport. Like Laure Manaudou she had a couple of raunchy pics surface on the net. All were her dressed to kill in a cop out fit and/or less though - nothing wrong there.

Amanda Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 games at the age of 14. She won silver medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes, and a gold in the medley relay. Her young-teen manner captured the attention of the media, and she was often photographed clutching her teddy bear which joined her on the medal stand.

The synchronized swimming twins will in no doubt be the hottest pair at the Olympics. 19 years old, and Brazilian. Need I say more. We're all rooting for the twins.

US Haley Cope's best swimming performance was a gold medal at the world championships. No doubt she gunning for gold at Beijing. Other achievements out the pool have been photoshoots for Maxim, FHM & Playboy. Yes Playboy, Google image search is your friend.