Summer Sanders

Following her success in Barcelona, Sanders retired from competitive swimming to focus on becoming a sportscaster. She had her start as a commentator for CBS Sports while covering the NCAA Swimming Championships in 1992 and 1994. Sanders transitioned to other sports when she served as a reporter on the skiing show, "Bumps & Jumps" (CBS, 1993-94), which she followed by co-hosting the sports series "Sandblast" (MTV, 1994) during its debut season. After emerging from retirement in an unsuccessful attempt to join the 1996 Olympic team, she was a swim competition commentator for NBC during its coverage of the Games in Atlanta, GA. That same year, she made an appearance in "Jerry Maguire" (1996), before beginning a three-year stint as the host of "Figure It Out" (Nickelodeon, 1997-99), a kid's game show loosely adapted from "What's My Line?" In 1998, Sanders was named Special Ambassador for Sports for UNICEF, and emerged the next year with her first book, Champions Are Raised, Not Born: How My Parents Made Me A Success (1999). Entering the new millennium, Sanders expanded her sports commentating to include the WNBA, serving as a sideline reporter for NBC's coverage of the popular female basketball league. She jumped over to the men's side to cover the "NBC on NBC," while serving as a reporter for the coverage of the U.S. Tennis Open. Sanders also took part in the 2002 Winter Olympics as an on-site reporter covering events from the Games in Salt Lake City, UT. She became more ubiquitous across the dial when became the host on programs like the syndicated "U.S. Olympic Gold" (2002-05), Fox Sports Net's "The List," NBA TV's "Mind, Body & Spirit," and the reality series "Beg, Borrow & Deal" (ESPN, 2002-03). Meanwhile, she became a special correspondent for "Today" (NBC, 1952-), while moving up to the co-host position on "NBA Inside Stuff" (NBC/ABC/NBA TV 1990-2005) after serving as a special correspondent since 1997. After co-hosting the reality show "Skating With Celebrities" (Fox, 2006) and the "World's Greatest Sports Bloopers" (ABC, 2007), she joined the season nine cast of "Celebrity Apprentice" (NBC, 2003-), competing with the likes of Sharon Osbourne, chef Curtis Stone, Sinbad, and disgraced former governor Rod Blagojevich.