Guide Note

Jessica Hardy is a 21-year-old swimmer who set the world record for the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1 minute and 6.20 seconds in 2005. Hardy qualified to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics for the 50m freestyle and 100m breaststroke competitions. On July 23, Hardy reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. The tests were taken in early July at the US Olympic Swimming team tryouts in Omaha, Nebraska.¹ Following the confirmation that the tests were positive, Hardy withdrew from the Summer Olympics.²

Fast Facts

1. Birth date: March 12, 1987³
2. Started swimming at age seven
3. Resides in Los Angeles, California
4. Height: 5'11"⁴
5. Broke world record for 100m breaststroke at 2005 World Championships in Montreal
6. Finished first in the 100m breaststroke during the US Olympic Swimming tryouts in early July 2008
7. Qualified for several competitions at the Summer Olympics in Beijing

1. Tryouts for 2008 Summer Olympics included drug tests
2. Her attorney confirmed that she tested positive for the stimulant clenbuterol⁵
3. First test negative on July 1
4. Second test positive on July 4, done on two samples
5. Third test on July 6 was negative

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