Cruel Taunts And Grueling Workouts, Tough Childhood Of Chinese Olympic Swim Champ

Aug. 3 2012, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
She has been accused of doping her way to the Olympic gold medal podium after matching the times of male swimmers, and that is not the only time Ye Shiwen has had both her strength and her sexuality questioned.
The Chinese swimmer who has blown the competition out of the water to win two gold medals at the London Olympics had to endure a childhood of cruel taunts because people often mistook her for a boy.
Ye's parents opened up after their 16-year-old daughter shattered both the world record in the 400 individual medley and her own record in the 200M on Tuesday, revealing how she often calls them in tears on her pink mobile phone during grueling training sessions, reported the MailOnline.
"Many times she has been turned away from the female c