“When I started running, the pain barrier was very familiar to me, and I had no problem pushing beyond the pain. When for your whole life, every single workout, you are programmed to push beyond belief, it's really hard to just turn that off and kind of just be a social competitor.”

American sports commentator and former swimmer, born 1972

Summer Elisabeth Sanders is an American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress, and former competition swimmer. Born in 1972, she is best known as an Olympic champion from 1992. Sanders built her public career around swimming and television. After competing at the highest level in the pool, she moved into broadcasting and on-screen work, where she has been seen as a commentator, reporter, and personality. Her background links athletics and media, and her public profile comes from both her Olympic achievement and her later work in television.