Amanda Beard

Amanda Beard
Beard at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show
Sports career
Birth name	Amanda Ray Beard
National team	United States
Born	(1981-10-29) October 29, 1981 (age 42) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Spouse	Sacha Brown ​ (m. 2009)​
Website	AmandaBeard.net
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, individual medley
Club	Irvine Novaquatics
College team	University of Arizona
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley 2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke 2004 Athens 200 m medley 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley 2000 Sydney 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke 2003 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley World Championships (SC) 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m medley 2002 Moscow 4×100 m medley 2004 Indianapolis 200 m breaststroke 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2002 Yokohama 100 m breaststroke 2002 Yokohama 200 m breaststroke 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m medley 1995 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke 1995 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke Summer Universiade 1999 Majorca 100 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).^{[citation needed]}

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.