Name: Jessica HardyBirth name: Jessica Hardy
Date of birth: March 12, 1987
Birthplace: Long Beach, CA, USA
Jessica Hardy was born on March 12, 1987. She is an American swimmer from Long Beach, California. After setting the world record in the 100 m breaststroke as a high school senior, she competed for two years at the University of California, Berkeley, where she was a four-time NCAA Champion and met her longtime boyfriend Dominik Meichtry, a Swiss swimmer. She gave up her eligibility and turned professional in 2007, and returned to train with her age group coach Dave Salo for Trojan Swim Club out of the University of Southern California. She currently holds the 50 m breaststroke world record after winning the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships final in a time of 29.58 seconds on April 12, 2008.
