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Meet The Four Little-Known Athletes Who Got Picked For This Year's Swimsuit Issue

This is Alana Blanchard

Meet The Four Little-Known Athletes Who Got Picked For This Year's Swimsuit Issue

She's a 22-year-old surfer from Hawaii who has been surfing since she was four

She

Blanchard got to design special bikinis for the shoot

Blanchard got to design special bikinis for the shoot

She helped design a bikini line for Rip Curl in 2011, so she has experience

She helped design a bikini line for Rip Curl in 2011, so she has experience

She said, "This has seriously been a dream of mine ever since I was little."

She said, "This has seriously been a dream of mine ever since I was little."

One of the SI producers said of her, "She's an amazing athlete, but also an amazing model."

One of the SI producers said of her, "She

Her photoshoot took place in Las Vegas

Her photoshoot took place in Las Vegas

This is Michelle Jenneke

This is Michelle Jenneke

She's a 19-year-old Australian hurdler who competes in the 100 meters

She

You might know her from this warm-up dance

You might know her from this warm-up dance

Jenneke got famous over the summer when an old video of her dance went viral

Jenneke got famous over the summer when an old video of her dance went viral

During the photoshoot she got the photographer to do the dance

During the photoshoot she got the photographer to do the dance

Even though she got famous off her good looks, she's still in school and wants to be an engineer

Even though she got famous off her good looks, she

I looked at the pictures and I was like, 'Wow, is that really me?'

I looked at the pictures and I was like,

This is Ellen Hoog (right) and Eva de Goede (left)

This is Ellen Hoog (right) and Eva de Goede (left)

They both won gold medals in London as members of the Dutch field hockey team

They both won gold medals in London as members of the Dutch field hockey team

Said SI, "They're representing the new athlete — they're viral, they're successful, they're gorgeous."

Said SI, "They

During the Olympics, the Dutch team became an Internet sensation because of their good looks

During the Olympics, the Dutch team became an Internet sensation because of their good looks

Before the Olympics they trained 10 times a week, but now they say they're enjoying their time off

Before the Olympics they trained 10 times a week, but now they say they

They said they were nervous at first

They said they were nervous at first

Unlike Blanchard, they didn't have any modeling experience, but they say they got used to it

Unlike Blanchard, they didn

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