Italian diver Tania Cagnotto is today's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.
Tania Cagnotto
Born May 15, 1985 in Bolzano, Italy
Olympic Diver
Tania participated in her first Olympics in Sydney Australia in 2000 and finished in 18th place in the 3 meter springboard.
Cagnotto's best Olympic finish to date was at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing China where she finished 5th in the 3 meter springboard. Tania also participated in the 10 meter platform where she finished 10th.
Tania won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in the 1 meter springboard in Shanghai.
Cagnotto has won 10 gold medals at the European Championships, her latest in 2012 in the 3 meter synchro at Eindoven. Tania also won a silver medal in the 1 meter springboard at Eindoven.
Tania is the daughter of two Italian divers. Her mother is Giorgio Cagnotto who won four Olympic medals in the 1970's and 1980's and her father Carmen Casteiner was also an Italian diver.
Chinese diver Guo Jingjing is Thursday's choice as one of the most beautiful women in sports.
Guo Jingjing
Born October 15, 1981 in Baoding, Hebei, China
Olympic Diver
Guo has won more Olympic medals than any other female diver and won the 3m springboard event five consecutive times at the World Championships.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Jingjing won two gold medals, one in the Synchro Springboard and one in the 3m Springboard.
Although Guo announced that she would retire after the 2008 Summer Olympics she participated in the 2009 World Championships in Rome where she won two more Gold Medals.
Jingjing also won Gold Medals in Synchro Springboard and 3m Springboard at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and two Silver Medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the same events.
In 2011 it was confirmed that Jingjing had decided to retire and will not compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
