Stephanie Rice 'dating' Ashley Deanley

Melbourne, June 28 (ANI): If sources are to be believed, swimming superstar Stephanie Rice is seeing Olympic swimmer Ashley Delaney.

"At this stage they are telling everyone they are just very good friends, but the relationship is the talk of Australian swimming," the Couriermail quoted a source as saying.

"They live far apart, but they are hoping to stay in contact as often as possible," the source added.

Delaney, 23, belongs to Sale in Victoria and is based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, while Rice lives in Brisbane.

Rice has dated Eamon Sullivan, Michael Phelps and Lincoln Lewis in the past. (ANI)