born march american competition swimmer freestyle events hardy earned bronze medal meter freestyle gold medal meter medley summer olympics won total medals major international competition fourteen gold silver bronze spanning olympics world personal life hardy born orange california daughter mother swam week currently graduate year hardy attended competed coach california golden bears swim team years time met husband swiss swimmer time berkeley gave eligibility turned professional train coach announced training golden west swim club completed science degree married october released autobiography titled swimming gold lining hardy turned wounds wisdom book covers journey trials triumph wounds wisdom setbacks know won know true story read book long history philanthropy work organizations special olympics surf aid international athlete representative world championships long course meet hardy competed individual events meter medley relay won silver events hardy broke world record semifinals meter july ultimately finishing second finals days later meter medley relay july hardy won silver medal july hardy placed second meter finishing australia short course world championships shanghai hardy competed individual events swam heats meter medley relay conclusion meet won silver bronze medal meter april hardy won bronze medal finishing australia hardy competed heats meter medley relay april won silver medal united_states placed second finals april hardy finished fourth place meter world championships long course meet hardy competed individual events meter medley relay won gold silver medal competition event meter march hardy placed fourth hardy swam heats meter medley relay march won silver medal united_states placed second finals april hardy won gold meter short course world championships manchester england hardy won total gold medals event meter april hardy won gold world record time meter medley april hardy teamed win gold world record time going final meter hardy clear favorite gold topped heats time broke championship record semifinals time april final meter april hardy won gold time broke championship record positive drug test olympic team trials hardy qualified weeks later july hardy notified second tests trials came positive low levels subsequently leaked media attorney confirmed july hardy samples test administered july positive hardy claimed innocence said heard media coverage issue noted played previous instances example offered american swimmer won lawsuit company provided resulted positive test year ban sport american international regulations lack knowledge source substance considered defence positive result august following hardy hearing released statement stating anti agency announced today swimmer tested positive prohibited substance july agreed withdraw united states olympic team best interests team august hardy officially voluntarily left olympic team announced hardy banned sport year positive test agreed decision dismissed appeal world anti agency increase suspension years entertain hardy request join arbitration request recommendation eligibility london olympic games april announced hardy eligible olympics comeback hardy returned suspension august open national championships august hardy broke world record meter long course time woman seconds event august hardy lowered world record meter time route world record lowered world record meter time world cup october hardy broke meter short course record set april time november hardy world record meter short course time november hardy broke world record time woman sub meter short course november hardy record fourth time time seconds faster previous record hardy overall winner female division swimming world cup received efforts national championships national championships hardy american team competed pan pacific swimming championships finishing second meter freestyle august despite world record holder meter hardy finished seventh place time hardy came faded badly end hardy blame poor performances physical condition mental state final chance making team august hardy finished second place meter freestyle personal best competition hardy said struggling pressure especially meter pan pacific swimming championships going pan pacific swimming championships hardy said goal fun hardy competed individual freestyle events meter meter freestyle meter butterfly meter meter medley freestyle went win gold medals day competition august hardy competed meter butterfly finished sixth place second day competition august hardy didn qualify swim freestyle final compete final meter freestyle final finished time day competition august hardy won gold meter meter freestyle relay meter hardy won gold time hour later hardy competed meter freestyle relay second leg relay hardy split fastest field day august hardy competed meter freestyle meter medley relay meter freestyle hardy won gold championship record time ahead recorded time hardy competed meter medley relay freestyle leg hardy recorded time american team went win gold medal time world championships hardy won meter world championships shanghai china swam race seconds beating defending champion training partner seconds win event qualifying meter freestyle heats joint fastest time finished eighth final won silver medal meter freestyle relay summer olympic games united states olympic trials nebraska hardy won meter freestyle time seconds won meter freestyle seconds qualifying compete events meter freestyle meter medley olympics competed meter placed final olympic newcomer veteran summer olympics london hardy won olympic medal bronze meter freestyle team finished teams australia netherlands swimming second leg hardy split seconds team finished total time american record earned gold medal swimming winning team preliminary heats meter medley relay individual events finished seventh meter freestyle eighth meter freestyle won gold bronze medals long course world championships barcelona spain bronze medal best time coming heats second bronze medal tying american record time seconds gold medal meter medley relay swimming won gold pan pacific championships silver meter medley relay voted team captain team despite competing shoulder tear fractured ribs micro fracture left knee able compete final finishing 5th missing gold medal mere second placed 4th medley relay 10th individual voted team captain world championships team personal june
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