Amanda Beard Nude in Playboy?

Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard has become one of America’s most famous athletes not so much because of her accomplishments in the water, but more because of her racy photo spreads in magazines like Maxim and FHM. Now, she’s set to up the ante once again with an appearance in the July 2007 issue of Playboy.

It will be her first-ever nude photo shoot, and there’s even talk that she’ll be the cover girl for that particular issue. Hef is on a roll here lately with getting celebrities to pose naked for the first time and appear on the cover of Playboy. Need proof? How about former Apprentice contestant Kristine Lefebvre!