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Beach Volleyball Players Dain Blanton and Misty May Bring Home the Gold - Selected as 'Dream Dates' of the Summer Olympic Games in Nationwide love.com Survey DULLES, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 20, 2004 -- love.com Survey Also Finds Date-Worthy Olympic(R) Athletes in Women's Gymnastics and Men's SwimmingWhile Olympic(R) medal hopes may be over for men's beach volleyball player Dain Blanton, American women have given him the gold. That's according to a new survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for love.com(R) in which 33 percent of American women selected Blanton as their dream date. Meanwhile, 34 percent of American men chose beach volleyball maven Misty May as the Olympian they would most like to date. Among male athletes, American women also favored tennis player Andy Roddick (23 percent) and swimmer Klete Keller (21 percent), awarding them the silver and bronze medals in the "fantasy date" competition. Swimmers Natalie Coughlin (27 percent) and Amanda Beard (23 percent) round out the top three for American men. In the love.com national survey, American men and women also weighed in on which Olympic game features athletes they'd most like to date. Male swimmers (21 percent) and female gymnasts (24 percent) were considered most date-worthy, easily taking home the gold. Among male athletes, soccer players (11 percent) and gymnasts (10 percent) were next in line, receiving silver and bronze nods from American women, while female swimmers (15 percent) and volleyball players (13 percent) received second and third honors from American men. "As exciting as the Summer Olympic games are, Americans have made it clear that the athletes are the real stars," said Mitch Praver, general manager of love.com. To find your own real-life dream date, visit http://www.love.com, a unique online dating service that features the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) service, the largest and most active instant messaging community in the United States. Methodology Survey results are based upon an online survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation among 502 men and 535 women 18 and older living in the continental United States. The survey was conducted August 16, 2004. About the love.com Service love.com, located at http://www.love.com, is the only online personals service to incorporate AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) service, seamlessly integrating online presence and real-time communications to make it fast and easy to meet and connect with other people online. Launched in December 2003, the love.com service provides a unique offering that combines two popular trends - instant messaging and online dating - into one appealing user experience. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
