Amanda Beard: Holds the world record in
the 200-meter breaststroke.
Won her first gold medal at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia when she
was 14-years-old.
Won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Won a gold (her first individual gold in the 200-meter breaststroke) and 2
silver medals at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
World-record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke, which she set at the Olympic
Trials in July 2004.
Attends the University of Arizona where she trains with her coach Frank Busch &
is majoring in Retail & Consumer Sciences
Ranked as #79 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.
(2005)
Named #92 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
(2006).
Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 games at the age of 14. She
won silver medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes, and a gold in
the medley relay. Her young-teen manner captured the attention of the media, and
she was often photographed clutching her teddy bear which joined her on the
medal stand. She won a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2000
Games. Amanda attended the University of Arizona where she captured an
individual NCAA National Championship in 2001.
In 2003 she became the world champion and world record holder in the 200m
breaststroke. She also made a good showing at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials,
and she competed in the 2004 Olympic Games, where she won a gold medal in the
200-meter breaststroke, her first individual gold medal. She also won a silver
medal in the 200-meter individual medley, and she finished fourth in the
100-meter breaststroke.
Amanda has won eight United States titles (3 times both in 200m breaststroke and
100m breaststroke, plus 2 times in 200m individual medley). She was 1st in world
ranking of 200m breaststroke in 2003.
Olympic medal record
Women's swimming
Gold 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m medley relay
Silver 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
Silver 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke
Bronze 2000 Sydney 200 m breaststroke
Gold 2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke
Silver 2004 Athens 200 m individual medley
Silver 2004 Athens 4x100 m medley relay
Her modelling work through photos in swimwear, including bikinis, have been in
the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition She is a spokesperson for Defenders of
Wildlife, and she enjoys interior decorating. Both of her sisters, Leah and
Taryn, are swimmers. Amanda placed eighth in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Celebrity car race in 2006.
Beard dated South African swimmer Ryk Neethling for nearly six years, but that
relationship ended in the Spring of 2005. She is well-known among stockcar
racing circles, after dating several of the drivers. Her relationship with
Nextel Cup Series driver Carl Edwards ended in April of 2006.
Beard was featured on the cover of the September 2004 issue of FHM magazine that
was titled the "Sexy Olympic special". Alongside Beard were pro volleyball
player Logan Tom, pro track stars Amy Acuff and Jenny Adams, and fellow pro
swimmer Haley Cope. Amanda was featured on the cover and an inside pictorial for
the August 2006 issue of FHM, which also named her the world's sexiest athlete
on the cover.
Amanda posed for the July 2007 issue of Playboy. She was featured on the cover
and in a nude pictorial.
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