Amanda Beard

Amanda Beard
Beard at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show
Sports career
Birth nameAmanda Ray Beard
National team United States
Born (1981-10-29) October 29, 1981
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Spouse
Sacha Brown
(m. 2009)
WebsiteAmandaBeard.net
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, individual medley
ClubIrvine Novaquatics
College teamUniversity of Arizona
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta4×100 m medley
2004 Athens200 m breaststroke
1996 Atlanta100 m breaststroke
1996 Atlanta200 m breaststroke
2004 Athens200 m medley
2004 Athens4×100 m medley
2000 Sydney200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
2003 Barcelona200 m breaststroke
2003 Barcelona100 m breaststroke
2003 Barcelona4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
1997 Gothenburg4×100 m medley
2002 Moscow4×100 m medley
2004 Indianapolis200 m breaststroke
2004 Indianapolis4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
2002 Yokohama100 m breaststroke
2002 Yokohama200 m breaststroke
2002 Yokohama4×100 m medley
1995 Atlanta4×100 m medley
1995 Atlanta100 m breaststroke
1995 Atlanta200 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
1999 Majorca100 m breaststroke
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Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981), also known by her married name Amanda Brown, is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist (two gold, four silver, one bronze). She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke (long course).

Beard's success has earned her the American Swimmer of the Year Award twice. She has won a total of twenty-one medals in major international competition, five gold, thirteen silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Summer Universiade.