Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981) 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).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.
To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.
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Appeared in a PSA for Defender of Wildlife. [2010]
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Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 31, a daughter Doone Isla Brown on June 19, 2013. Child's father is her husband, Sacha Brown.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 27, a son Blaise Ray Brown on September 15, 2009. Child's father is her husband, Sacha Brown.
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(May 1, 2009) Married her boyfriend of 3 years Sacha Brown after a 4-month-long engagement.
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In her interview on Dr. Phil: On Top of the World and Self-Destructive (2012) (04/04/2012), she revealed that she battled with eating disorders Bulimia and Anorexia, drinking and drug abuse, and self-mutilation.
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Is a vegetarian.
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She was April on FHM magazine's 2005 pin-up calendar (2005).
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Named #92 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
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Ranked as #79 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
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Attends the University of Arizona where she trains with her coach Frank Busch & is majoring in Retail & Consumer Sciences
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World-record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke, which she set at the Olympic Trials in July 2004.
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Won a gold (her first individual gold in the 200-meter breaststroke) and 2 silver medals at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
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Won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
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Won her first gold medal at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia when she was 14-years-old.
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Holds the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Todd's Coma
2005
TV Movie
Trina's sister
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Last Call with Carson Daly
2004-2008
TV Series
Herself
Rome Is Burning
2007
TV Series
Herself
Late Show with David Letterman
2007
TV Series
Herself
Real World
2006
TV Series
Herself
SportsFigures
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
Quintuplets
2004
TV Series
Herself
MADtv
2004
TV Series
Herself
Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
2004
TV Mini-Series
Herself
Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad
2000
TV Mini-Series
Herself
Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad
1996
TV Mini-Series
Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1996
TV Series
Herself
Celebrity Wife Swap
2014
TV Series
Herself
The Kelly File
2013
TV Series
Herself
Marie
2013
TV Series documentary
The O'Reilly Factor
2007-2012
TV Series
Herself
Dr. Phil
2012
TV Series
Herself
The Body Issue
2010
TV Movie
Herself
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2009
TV Series
Herself - Olympian
Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad
2008
TV Mini-Series
Herself
The Girls Next Door
2008
TV Series
Herself - Olympic Gold Medalist
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
20 to 1
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself
Known for movies
Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (2004) as Herself
Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad (2000) as Herself
Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (1996) as Herself
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