It's a boy for Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard

Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard gave birth to her first child and son, Blaise Ray Brown
today in Los Angeles, said her agent in an email to the AP. Photo: New Media

Today's gold medal goes to Amanda Beard for delivery of her first child, Blaise Ray Brown, today in Los Angeles.

The swimmer and her husband, photographer Sacha Brown, were married in May and welcomed the new addition, ringing in the scales at 7 pounds, 12 ounces.

In an e-mail to The Associated Press, her agent, Evan Morganstein said, "Mom is doing great!"

The 27-year-old swimmer, a seven-time Olympic medalist, competed in the most recent Beijing Games but failed to advance out of the preliminaries in the 200-meter breaststroke.

Beard, who has also freelanced as a model, has appeared in FHM, the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and posed nude for the July 2007 issue of Playboy magazine. It wasn't the first time for Beard to go nude for photos. In 2008, Beard took part in the infamous PETA campaign and was photographed in the nude with the American Flag in the background.

In April 2008, she joined the team on Fox Network's popular sports talk program, The Best Damn Sports Show Period and worked as a correspondent, covering major sporting events and commentary.

Word on weather Beard will be posing nude post-baby is still left to be determined but if she dives back into her fitness regime and back to her vegetarian diet, chances are she'll be back to pre-baby body before the next competition.