 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pamitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2012 muLondon, Hardy akahwina menduru yake yekutanga yeOlympic, menduru yebronze, mumakwikwi e4×100-metre freestyle naMissy Franklin, Lia Neal naAllison Schmitt, apo chikwata cheU.S. chakapedza chiri chechitatu pashure pezvikwata zvakabva kuAustralia neNetherlands. Achishambira muchikamu chechipiri, Hardy akapatsanura masekondi 53.53 uye chikwata chakapedza nenguva yakazara ye3:34.24, rekodhi yeAmerica. Akawanawo menduru yegoridhe nokushambira nokuda kwechikwata cheU.S. chakahwina mumakwikwi okutanga e4×100-metre medley relay. Mumitambo yake miviri yomunhu oga, akapedza ari wechinomwe mumamita 50 akasununguka uye wechisere mumamita 100 akasununguka. 