Photo: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
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.
Overview
Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981), also known by her married name Amanda Brown after 2009, is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist with two gold, four silver, and one bronze medal. She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke long course.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- swimmer / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Irvine High School
- University
- University of Arizona
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Swimmer — see all → · Model — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.