Beard, Amanda (1981–)
Beard, Amanda (1981–)
American swimmer. Born Oct 29, 1981, in Irvine, California; attended University of Arizona.
At age 14, won a silver medal for 100-meter breaststroke, setting an American record of 1:08.09, a silver medal for 200-meter breaststroke, and a gold medal for 4 × 100-meter relay at Atlanta Olympics (1996); won a bronze medal for 200-meter breaststroke at Sydney Olympics (2000); won 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke at Pan Pacific championships (2002); at World championships, placed 1st in 200-meter breaststroke (2003); won silver medals for 200-meter indiv. medley and 4 × 100-meter medley relay and a gold medal for 200-meter breaststroke at Athens Olympics (2004); won 5 US National titles.
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