Web-exclusive video: Phelps reveals a hidden talent ";
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Age: 41
Hometown: Jupiter, Fla.
Look out! This swimmer's Olympic career now spans 24 years, and Beijing will be her fifth games. She has won nine Olympic gold medals, four of which were gold.
Did you know? Torres appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1994.
Related video: Dara Torres defies the odds";
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Age: 19
Hometown: Towson, Md.
Look out! After a disappointing performance in her Olympic debut in Athens, Hoff went on to win two gold medals at the 2005 World Championships.
Did you know? Four years ago (when Hoff was 15), she was the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic team.
Web-exclusive video: Dancing with Katie Hoff
Related feature: Katie Hoff vows: 'This time I'm prepared'";
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Age:
Hometown: La Miranda, Calif.
Look out! The softball pitcher played on the team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.
Did you know? Finch has a 2-year-old son named Ace and a miniature Yorkie called Prada.
Related feature: Gold medal moms prepare to storm Beijing";
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Age: 25
Hometown: Napa, Calif.
Look out! In August 2007, Robinson won the BMX Cycling Test Event in Beijing. He will race on the same course this year, when BMX Cycling makes its Olympic debut.
Did you know? This biker confesses that he still uses the Dumbo sheets he had when he was a kid.";
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Age: 25
Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
Look out! Gay won three gold medals at the 2007 World Championships, and is currently the fastest 100m/200m combination runner in history.
Did you know? This sprinter has a 7-year-old daughter named Trinity.";
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Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles
Look out! This sprinter is a 2004 Olympic silver medalist, and she also won three gold medals at the 2007 World Championships.
Did you know? Felix earned the nickname “Chicken Legs” in high school because of her long, skinny legs.";
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The Lopez family
Age: Steven, 29; Mark, 26; Diana, 24
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Look out! All three siblings won world championship titles in 2005, in the span of three days. Steven is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2000 and 2004).
Did you know? The Lopezes are coached by their brother Jean (also pictured).
Related feature: One family, three shots at Olympic gold";
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Age: 16
Hometown: West Des Moines, Iowa
Look out! Since joining the senior national team in 2007, Johnson has won every competition she’s entered, even earning the all-around title at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. She has been compared to her gymnastics hero, Kim Zmeskal, as well as bendy legend Mary Lou Retton.
Did you know? The honor roll student has already published three short stories.
Web-exclusive video: Shawn reveals Olympic crush ";
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Age: 18
Hometown: Parker, Texas
Look out! Liukin has nine World Championship medals to her name, seven of which are individual. She is also a four-time all-around U.S. National champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior.
Did you know? Liukin is coached by her father, Valeri, who was a two-time Olympic champion for the Soviet Union.";
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Age: 29
Hometown: Saratoga, Calif.
Look out! Along with teammate Misty May-Treanor, Walsh is a 2004 Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball. She was also named Best Blocker in 2005 and 2006 by the FIVB (the international governing body for volleyball).
Did you know? Walsh is married to men’s beach volleyball player Casey Jennings.";
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Age: 31
Hometown: Costa Mesa, Calif.
Look out! May-Treanor and her partner, Kerri Walsh, took the Olympic gold in 2004. Her 17 wins (domestic plus international) in 2005 marks the most-ever among women.
Did you know? Her nickname is \"Turtle.\"
Web-exclusive video: Misty sings karaoke! "; // END editorial data