Amanda Beard is an American swimmer who has won seven Olympic medals, including two gold medals. She is a four-time Olympian and a world-record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke. She is also a motivational speaker and a model. At the age of 14, Beard became the second-youngest American swimmer to make an Olympic team. She won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming the second-youngest American swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal. She went on to win two more gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Beard has also won numerous medals at the World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games. She is the American record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke and the world record holder in the 200-meter individual medley. Beard is also a successful model and motivational speaker. She has appeared in numerous magazines, including Sports Illustrated, and has been featured in television commercials. She has also written two books, In the Water They Can't See You Cry and The Locket. As of 2021, Amanda Beard's net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
Popular As | Amanda Ray Beard |
Occupation | N/A |
Age | 42 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Born | 29 October 1981 |
Birthday | 29 October |
Birthplace | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
Nationality | United States |
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At 42 years old, Amanda Beard height is 5 ft 8 in and Weight 130 lb.
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Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Weight | 130 lb |
Body Measurements | Not Available |
Eye Color | Not Available |
Hair Color | Not Available |
Her husband is Sacha Brown (m. 2009)
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Parents | Not Available |
Husband | Sacha Brown (m. 2009) |
Sibling | Not Available |
Children | Blaise Ray Brown |
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Amanda Beard worth at the age of 42 years old? Amanda Beard’s income source is mostly from being a successful Swimmer. She is from United States. We have estimated Amanda Beard's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
House | Not Available |
Cars | Not Available |
Source of Income | Swimmer |
Beard failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympic team after finishing 5th in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Olympic swimming trials.
Beard released an autobiography on April 3, 2012, entitled In the Water They Can't See You Cry: A Memoir. She explains the title's significance as the sensation of putting her face in the water while swimming to hide any tears she shed into her goggles. The book cites her parents' divorce at the age of 12 as the beginning of her personal struggles, as well as her perfectionist nature. In the memoir, Beard chronicles struggles with self-mutilation, depression and drug use. She credits her husband with encouraging her to seek therapy.
In August 2010, she came out of retirement to compete at the 2010 Conoco Phillips National Championships. She finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke finals at 2:26.50, qualifying her for the Pan Pac team to represent the United States later in the month.
In the 100-meter breaststroke, Amanda Beard swam a 1:08.72 in prelims and 1:09.12 in finals, finishing 6th.
Beard is a vegetarian. She reports a case of mild dyslexia, which caused trouble with grades in school. She is married to photographer Sacha Brown. On September 15, 2009, she gave birth to their first child, a boy named Blaise Ray Brown. Their daughter, Doone Isla Brown, was born on June 19, 2013.
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, Beard finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke event, and she qualified for her fourth consecutive Olympics. On July 30, 2008, at the U.S. swimming team's final training in Singapore, Beard, together with Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin, were elected co-captains of the U.S. Olympic women's swimming team.
In April 2008, she joined Fox Network's popular sports talk program, The Best Damn Sports Show Period as a correspondent, covering major sporting events.
In 2008, Beard participated in an anti-fur campaign for the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). She was photographed semi-nude (again covering her breasts and not exposing her nipples) in front of an American flag. The flag in that photograph is hung incorrectly according to the United States Flag Code with the blue field (canton) to the upper right. Shortly after the PETA campaign was released, accusations of hypocrisy surfaced. Beard had told a fashion blogger the year before that her favorite shoes were leather sandals, and she had stated during an interview with SmartMoney magazine that she would never buy a low-quality leather jacket.
In November 2007, Beard made her first television commercial for GoDaddy entitled "Shock". It featured her "flashing" the seven Olympic medals she won from 1996 to 2004. Mark Spitz made a cameo appearance.
Her modeling work has included appearances in FHM, the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and the July 2007 issue of Playboy magazine, in which she posed nude.
She is a spokeswoman for Defenders of Wildlife, and enjoys interior decorating. Both of her sisters, Leah and Taryn, are swimmers. Amanda placed eighth in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity car race in 2006.
At the 2004 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, she qualified to participate in four events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and broke the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke. She would win a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke. Beard also won silver in both the 200-meter individual medley and the 4×100-meter medley relay. Her split in the medley relay was the fastest out of the eight competing (1:06.32).
Beard attended the University of Arizona, where she competed for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team. She won an individual NCAA Division I championship in 2001. In 2003, she became the world champion and American record-holder in the 200-meter breaststroke.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Beard won a bronze a medal in the 200-meter breaststroke.
At the age of 14, Beard made her inaugural Olympic appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, when a student at Irvine High School in Irvine, California. She was often photographed clutching her teddy bear, even on the medal stand. Beard has the distinction of being the second-youngest American Olympic medalist when she won three medals—a gold and two silvers.
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).
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