Out of the two who would you say is regarded as "the face" of US women's swimming? Just like Michael Phelps is "the face" of US men's swimming, or US swimming in general, who would you automatically think of if asked about the women's side of US swimming? Celebrity-wise I think Amanda Beard has a slight edge over Natalie Coughlin(I'm not sure...I don't live in the US) but reputation-wise(as a swimmer) I think Coughlin might hold a slight advantage over Beard. Is it so? Any ideas?
Originally posted by breastroker
Duh - Ginger of course:D
NO NO NO! I mean c'MON! Maryanne was the one that really lit up and MOVED when she got excited. Ginger was all show and no go. Bet Maryanne curls her toes!
I like Natalie better, but Amanda competes all around the world.
Natalie has done poorly in international competition, and has made one Olympic team.
Amanda competed in World Cup races the last four years with the 50, 100 and 200 breaststrokes, 200 IM and 200 free in short course meters. This is where her IM got so great. She has been in 3 Olympics, 1996, 2000 and 2004 and could compete in 2008. And she has posed in Maximum magazine. :p
So I think Amanda is the "face" and "body" of womens swimming.:p
emmett,
I was the only one to get Ginger to "curl her toes" ;)
See what Leonard started:D
Come on, haven't any of you red blooded males gone out and bought Maximum magazine to see Amanda! There was another hot swimmer in it too.
Originally posted by Leonard Jansen
This thread is nothing more than the age old question:
Ginger or Mary Ann?
-LBJ
Why make a hasty choice? Heck, why make a choice at all? Like that old commercial says "Double your pleasure, double your fun....":cool:
Originally posted by breastroker
Come on, haven't any of you red blooded males gone out and bought Maximum magazine to see Amanda! There was another hot swimmer in it too.
As nice as those pictures were, sometimes I just don't understand photographer/models. I think Amanda is most attractive when she is flashing that megawatt smile, or has her "game face" (focused, intense right before swim). So of course, they have her doing the standard "doped up" model look. :rolleyes:
