Amanda Beard

Full name: Amanda Beard
Nationality: United States
Stroke(s): Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Date of birth: October 29, 1981 (1981-10-29) (age 27)
Place of birth: Newport Beach, California, United States
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)

Amanda Ray Beard is an Olympic-level swimmer and model from the United States of America. Beard participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals, the most recent in the 2004 games.Beard won three 200 meter breaststroke, three 100 meter breaststroke, and two 200 meter individual medley US National titles.