Amanda Beard
Amanda Beard
Amanda Ray Beard, also known by her married name Amanda Brown, is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth29 October 1981
CityNewport Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
biceps help resistance slice strong swim
Strong biceps and triceps help me slice through the water's resistance and swim more efficiently,
swimming practice water
Id go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didnt have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to peoples standards.
mom people swimmer
I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.
swim want enjoy
If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.
baby grandma swimming
In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.
people want swimmer
People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.
swimming community conservative
The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever.
workout long swim
My training centered on aerobic development, meaning I'd swim longer with less intensity during the majority of my practices. As I got older, I began more weight training, and my workouts went from long at a lower intensity to shorter and more intense.
water swimsuits looks
To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.
swimming thinking race
I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.
definitely goes plans swim training
My plans are definitely to swim in the 2008 Olympics. I am still training and still competing. So hopefully, if everything goes my way, I'll be at the 2008 Olympics.
four hours needed school taken worked year
I worked there for a year, ... I'd taken the year off from school and was doing double-session workouts. I needed something to do with myself between practices, so I worked there four hours a day.
school
What are you doing now? ... Just going to school and swimming?
yoga meditation training
I'm a firm believer in slowing down to improve my state of mind when I'm training, and yoga and meditation have been paramount to my success in this way.