Amanda Beard

Seven Olympic medals, two of them gold, plus a former world record in the 200-meter breaststroke, Amanda Beard's resume alone is staggering. But what moves me is the precociousness of a teenager standing on Atlanta's grandest stage and the sheer staying power that kept her elite for years afterward. Balancing competitive swimming with a modeling career, she clearly understands strength as both ferocity and presence. That swing between the predatory focus inside the pool and the glamour outside it makes her wonderfully human. People who spend a lifetime with water seem to carry a particular, dignified stillness, and I sense that in her.

Name (English)

Amanda Beard

Name (Japanese)

アマンダ・ビアード

Reading

あまんだ・びあーど

Born

October 29, 1981 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Newport Beach, California, United States

Height

173 cm

Occupation

swimmer / model

High school

Irvine High School

University

University of Arizona

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.amandabeard.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/amandaraybeard/
• Xhttps://x.com/AmandaRayBeard
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

Tags

• California
• swimmer
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.