Bodog Beat

Swimmer Amanda Beard appears nude in the July 2007 edition of Playboy. (Photo courtesy Playboy)

Who said swimming is boring?

Amanda Beard, an American swimmer who has won seven Olympic medals will appear nude in the upcoming July 2007 issue of Playboy. She will be featured on the cover and in a nude pictorial.

"The record-breaking swimmer loses her swimsuit for a mouth-watering layout" is how the good people at Playboy describe her nude photos.

Of course, this isn't the first nude celebrity to grace the pages of Playboy, nor is it the first nude female athlete. Figure skater Katarina Witt, boxer Mia St. John, volleyballer player Gabrielle Reece and high jumper Amy Acuff have all posed naked for Hugh Hefner's magazine of sexy pictures.