Stephanie Rice Is Hot

Stephanie Rice is a hottie with three gold medals

Stephanie Rice is an Australian swimmer who was hot enough to pose for FHM Magazine. Not only is Stephanie Rice a major hottie, she also happens to be one helluva great swimmer. The 20 year old from Brisbane holds the world record in both the 200m and 400m individual medley.

How good of a swimmer is Stephanie Rice? Good enough to join the list of all-time great Aussie athletes. Stephanie has won 3 gold medals so far at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is only the fifth athlete in Australian history to win three medals at one Olympic Games.

After Stephanie Rice posed for racy photos in FHM, a number of critics thought it would be the downfall of her athletic career.

"It's not a distraction to her, but it's a distraction to the other competitors because it puts a giant cross on your shoulders, and they will do everything they can to bring you down," said Nici Andronicus at the time.

Well, it turns out that none of the concerns were valid because Rice went out and turned in a performance worth of Michael Phelps at these recent Games, proving once and for all, that hotties and sports do mix.