Stephanie Rice looks stunning in the photo below, when she arrived for a promotional event to celebrate the end of the Olympic swimming program, in Beijing on August 17, 2008
(Photo credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Stephanie wore a pair of big green earrings and a smaller yellow earrings that matches her country Australia's colors while swimming at the Olympics. The earrings could not slow her down while she was busy breaking world records.
Her Beijing Olympics gold medal list includes:
- Women's 400m Individual Medley - 4:29.45 (World Record)
- Women's 200m Individual Medley - 2:08.45 (World Record)
- Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay - 7:44.31 (World Record)
Stephanie Rice's favorite food is Ice cream, the smoothly textured frozen dessert. Stephanie simply loves eating ice creams.
Stephanie started swimming since she was a baby and began competitive swimming when she was in grade 9. Apart from swimming, she also loves hockey and has played hockey for 7 years. When she finds free time away from training she likes to sleep, hangout with friends and dance.
Some interesting facts about Stephanie Rice:
- Stephanie was born on 17 June, 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland where she currently resides
- She is 176cm tall, and weighs 67 kg (148 lbs)
- Her favorite sportsperson is Lance Armstrong
- Her dream car is Maserati
- Her favorite holiday destination is Venice, Italy
- She has a tattoo and a few piercings
- She attended Clayfield College in her high school years in Brisbane, Queensland
- Her trainer is Michael Bohl from St Peters Western Swimming Club, Brisbane
- She was romantically involved with fellow Australian swimmer Eamon Sullivan, but ended her 2 year relationship in July 2008, just prior to the Beijing Olympics.
- She has featured on Time's list of '100 Olympic Athletes To Watch' at No. 17
- She has done an Australian exclusive shoot for FHM (For Him Magazine), an international monthly Men's Lifestyle magazine.
