JESSICA HARDY

“I truly believe that mental training is just as important as any physical training that I do because you can completely mess us. Being mentally prepared is definitely an extra edge I have going into a competition and something I definitely value. ” ~ Jessica Hardy

About Jessica Hardy

Won gold in the 50m breast and swam a leg on the silver medal winning 4x100m free relay at the 2011 FINA World Championships; also finished eighth in the 50m free … won the 100m breast at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships … Helped the 4x100m free-relay and 4x100m med-relay teams bring home two silver medals at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships … Four-time gold medalist at the 2010 MOO Pan Pacific Championships … earned gold and broke the 50m and 100m breaststroke world records at the 2008 Short Course World Championships … at the 2005 World Championships, in which she was a U.S. National Team Rookie, set a world record in the semis of the 100m breast before ultimately finishing second in the finals; also earned silver in the 50, breast and as a member of the 400m medley relay … won the 50m breast and captured silver on the 400m medley relay at the 2007 World Championships … won her first NCAA title in the 100y breast at the 2006 NCAA Championships