Birth Name: Amanda Beard
Date of Birth: 29 October, 1981
Place of Birth: Newport Beach, CA, United States
Height: 5’8
Sex/Type: Female
Status: N/A
Partner: N/A
Profession: Athletes, Swimming, Model
Education: Retail and Consumer Sciences – University of Arizona: Tuscon, Arizona, USA

With her placement on the 2004 Olympic team in Athens at age 22, Amanda Beard is already a three-time Olympian. She became the second youngest Olympic medalist in American swimming history when at the age of 14 she won two silver medals and one gold medal at the 1996 Games. In 2000, she added a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke to her Olympic credits. At the Olympic Trials in Long Beach, she broke the world record in that same event. She will be one to watch in Athens. Beard currently resides in Tuscon, Ariz., where she is pursuing a degree in retail and consumer science at the University of Arizona. She turned professional in 2001 and swims with the Tuscon Ford Dealer Aquatics club.

In addition to being a professional athlete and model, Amanda is finishing her studies at the University of Arizona and is nurturing a long-time interest in environmental protection and marine issues.

When not swimming, Beard enjoys the company of her two cats, one dog, two rabbits and four birds. She also revels in the art of interior decorating and public speaking as well as dedicating time to help endangered wildlife species.