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  Amanda Beard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amanda Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 games at the age of 14.
Amanda attended the University of Arizona where she captured an individual NCAA National Championship in 2001.
Amanda was featured on the cover of the September 2004 issue of FHM magazine that was titled the "Sexy Olympic special".
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 Amanda Beard - Olympic Swimmer and Model
Remembered for carrying her teddy bear onto the medal stand in 1996, Amanda was the 2nd youngest gold medalist in U.S. swimming history at the age of 14.
Beard became an instant star at the Atlanta Olympic Games, winning individual silvers in the 100m and 200m breaststroke along with a 4x100 medley relay gold.
In the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Amanda Beard claimed supremacy in the pool, winning her first individual gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke as well as silver in the 200 individual medley and the 4x100 meter medley relay.
www.bigspeak.com /amanda-beard.html   (185 words)

  
 Amanda Beard - Olympic Swimmer
Amanda Beard jumped onto the swimming scene in 1995 at the age of 13, qualifying for the Pan Pacific Championships, winning bronze medals in both breaststrokes and a silver in the medley relay.
But more importantly is the fact that Amanda Beard is hot and she has posed many times for the camera and I hope to post a lot of those pictures of Amanda Beard here.
With the second photo we get a taste of Amanda beard topless but it'd be nice if she forgot the towel on this photo.
amandabeard.blogeasy.com   (240 words)

  
 Amanda Beard - Olympic Athlete & Corporate Speaking Inspiration
Amanda was the Golden girl of the 2004 Athens Games capturing the Gold in her signature event the 200m Breastroke and 2 Silvers.
Amanda has signed with a high fashion modeling agency, as she has crossed over from an Olympic swimmer to a sports icon.
Amanda Beard is available for personal appearances at your next event - contact us today to arrange an appearance.
www.corporateartists.com /speaker_amanda_beard.html   (214 words)

  
 She can   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Amanda Beard shows her playful side by posing at the bottom of the pool after a rigorous practice at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Beard was hosting family and a few friends at her home on an island in Washington’s Puget Sound in early March.
Beard has 10 pets of her own — two cats, two rabbits, four birds and a pair of dogs, Harlee and Jerry (as in Garcia), which she walks along a river wash near her new home a few miles north of the Arizona campus.
www.amandabeard.net /Articles/she_cant_relax_yet.htm   (3426 words)

  
 Amanda Beard Speaker - Book Motivational Celebrity Speaker Amanda Beard and Other Corporate Entertainment
In 1999, Amanda was ranked as low as 23rd in the 100m Breastroke and 25th in the 200m Breastroke.
Amanda showed what real champions are made of, by focusing all of her talent and energy on getting back to the top.
Amanda stormed the 2000 Olympic Trials by coming in second to winner Kristy Kowal in the 200m Breastroke, qualifying her for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.
www.allamericanspeakers.com /speakerbio/Amanda_Beard.php   (426 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Amanda Beard pics
Amanda Ray Beard was born on October 29, 1981, in Irvine, California, land of perpetual sun and crystalline blue pools.
Amanda graduated from high school in 1999 and enrolled at the University of Arizona, where she flourished even more under a new swimming coach.
Amanda, however, has not lost sight of what landed her in the public eye to begin with.
www.askmen.com /women/models_250/264c_amanda_beard.html   (913 words)

  
 SI.com - SI On Campus - What are you doing now, Amanda Beard? - Wednesday February 2, 2005 11:43AM
Beard, clad in a gray u of a sweatshirt and khakis and clutching a cup of coffee as maternally as she once famously clutched a teddy bear on an Olympic medals podium, is determined not to be late for her 8 a.m., a course in business writing.
Beard is unfailingly polite -- and effortlessly unpretentious -- but such queries prompt her to roll those famous, fabulous blue orbs.
Then again, Beard, who has a tattoo of a star on her left heel, is a celebrity, the brightest luminary in Tucson's astronomy-addled atmosphere.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/sioncampus/01/31/beard0203   (1318 words)

  
 Beard goes from teddy bears to pin-up - Swimming - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
World-record holding U.S. swimmer Amanda Beard, second from left, is not only displaying her considerable athletic talent. Beard and five other athletes posed for the September issue of FHM, which hit the newstands this week. She has steamed up her image dramatically since her first Olympics eight years ago, in which she was photographed clutching a teddy bear.
Beard, who is 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) tall with a striking white smile, set a world record in the 200 breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in July.
Beard suffered a letdown from her early success and took time off from swimming in 1996 and 1998.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5673339   (538 words)

  
 Amanda Beard       Capitol City Speakers Bureau
Remembered for carrying her teddy bear onto the medal stand at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Amanda Beard was the second youngest gold medalist in U.S. swimming history at the age of 14.
Amanda’s beautiful figure, face and brilliant eyes, make her one of the most sought after models in the Olympic movement.
Amanda has been featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition and was named ESPN.com’s "hottest female athlete." Following her professional swimming career, Beard would like to consider modeling full-time.
www.capcityspeakers.com /speakers/Beard.htm   (338 words)

  
 Answer this...: Amanda Beard
Amanda Beard, Olympic swimmer and former girlfriend of NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Carl Edwards, has been declared the World's Sexiest Athlete by FHM.
Amanda Beard is the recent former girlfriend of NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Carl Edwards.
Amanda was born on October 29, 1981 in Irvine, Calif.
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 Amanda Beard
Following Amanda Beard's successful Olympics in Australia, Amanda had a great and fantastic year in 2002 by clobbering the American Record in the 200m Breaststroke and winning two Gold Medals at the Pan Pacific Championships in 2004.
In 2002, Amanda Beard broke the United States record in the 200m breaststroke at the second World Cup, and she won the 100m and 200m breast at the Pan Pacific Championships
Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer.
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 Search The University of Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Although Amanda Beard moved on from the UA swimming team to the pro ranks three years ago, the retail and consumer sciences junior is still enrolled and...
Although Amanda Beard moved on from the UA swimming team to the pro ranks three...
Amanda Beard, a 1996 gold medalist, hopes to return to the Olympics in Athens this summer.
www.arizona.edu /index/super-search.cgi?basic=amanda+beard   (295 words)

  
 SpeakerDetails
Amanda is one of the most sought after models in the Olympic movement.
Modeling full-time is also a career Amanda wants to follow, She has graced the covers of FHM, Hers and several others...
Amanda was the "most downloaded female athlete" on the internet for 3 months straight in 2004, surpassing Anna Kournakova...
www.brooksinternational.com /sports/Amanda_Beard_465.htm   (197 words)

  
 Oroweat.com | Go for the Gold™
Amanda Beard has been known to the world as a wunderkind since the age of 14.
She may be known most for her world record and gold medal in the 200m breaststroke, as well as for a silver medal in both the 100m Breaststroke and 4×100 medley relay at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
In addition, recently Beard swept both breaststrokes and swam the breast leg of the women's 400m medley relay at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, resulting in her fifth U.S. National title.
olympics.oroweat.com /athDiaries_AmandaBeard.asp   (195 words)

  
 Celebrity Speaker :: Amanda Beard :: Sports Motivators :: Speaker Bureau
Once in the media spotlight, Amanda was the object of instant adoration; she was cast as America's newest sports hero.
She took the silver medal in both the 100 and 200-meter breaststrokes and the gold for her contribution in the breaststroke leg of the 400-meter medley relay.
Amanda enrolled at the University of Arizona in 1999, where she flourished even more under a new swimming coach.
www.speakerbooking.com /biography-13345.html   (218 words)

  
 Amanda Beard Biography | Sports Stars
The youngest member of the U.S. swim team, Beard and her lucky teddy bear swam their way into the hearts of fans throughout the world.
Amanda Beard was born October 29, 1981, in Irvine, California.
Beard's parents are divorced, but live near each other and remain friends.
www.bookrags.com /biography/amanda-beard-spo   (209 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Olympic star building a bright business career   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
She's launching a line of Amanda Beard signature products, including skin care, hair care, fragrance, sunscreen and body wash. She'll co-own the company and be its primary decision maker, with a goal of grossing $100 million by 2010.
Now Beard is attempting to transcend her sport and solidify herself as a brand.
Beard tried to explain to her professor that she already has a job — being an entrepreneur.
usatoday.com /sports/olympics/2005-03-30-beard-business-chances_x.htm   (2065 words)

  
 Amanda Beard: 'Sexiest Athlete', FHM Magazine Gives Olympian And Model New Title - CBS News
FHM magazine dubs beard the sexiest athlete on the planet in its August issue and Beard, whose modeling career has taken off, has an extensive photo spread in the issue.
Beard, who has won seven medals in all, holds the world record in the 200 meter breaststroke.
Three-time U.S. Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard speaks to Hannah Storm and Rene Syler about being chosen by FHM magazine as the world's sexiest athlete and her plans for the 2008 Olympics.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/07/13/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main1799758.shtml?source=RSS&attr=Entertainment_1799758   (280 words)

  
 Celebopedia - Amanda Beard
Amanda Beard has evolved from a teddy bear snuggling teenager in the Atlanta Olympics of 1996 to a powerful, beautiful woman in the Athens Games of 2004 remaining a champion all the while.
While a model's figure and riveting swimming skills, Amanda Beard is a true star of the sport of swimming.
Amanda Beard made her debut in the Atlanta Games in 1996 as a young teenager.
www.celebopedia.com /amanda-beard   (199 words)

  
 "Dolphin-Safe" Amanda Beard's bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Following Amanda’s successful Olympics in Australia, she had a tremendous year in 2002 by smashing the American Record in the 200m Breaststroke and winning two Gold Medalist at the Pan Pacific Championships last Summer.
In 2002, Beard broke the United States record in the 200m breaststroke at the second World Cup stop, and she won the 100m and 200m breast at the Pan Pacific Championships.
In addition to being a professional athlete and model, Amanda is finishing her studies at the University of Arizona and is nurturing a long-time interest in environmental protection and marine issues.
www.defenders.org /releases/pr2003/beard_bio.html   (194 words)

  
 Beard wins first gold in 200 breaststroke - Aquatics - MSNBC.com
Mark Baker / AP Amanda Beard collected her sixth career Olympic medal with her victory in Thursday's 200-meter breaststroke final.
Beard won in an Olympic-record time of 2 minutes, 23.37 seconds — 0.23 seconds better than Jones, who was under world-record pace for the first 150 meters.
Beard and Jones are the two fastest female breaststrokers in history.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5759910   (422 words)

  
 Amanda Beard or Natalie Coughlin? - USMS Discussion Forums
Celebrity-wise I think Amanda Beard has a slight edge over Natalie Coughlin(I'm not sure...I don't live in the US) but reputation-wise(as a swimmer) I think Coughlin might hold a slight advantage over Beard.
Amanda competed in World Cup races the last four years with the 50, 100 and 200 breaststrokes, 200 IM and 200 free in short course meters.
I think Amanda is most attractive when she is flashing that megawatt smile, or has her "game face" (focused, intense right before swim).
www.usms.org /forums/showthread.php?threadid=3476   (680 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Amanda Beard
Amanda was one of the youngest U.S. swimmers in history to win an Olympic gold medal, taking one in the 400-meter medley relay at only 14.
While most Olympic sports are largely ignored for four years at a time, a burning star will on occasion bring glory to his or her game year-round.
Amanda Beard, a barracuda of the breaststroke with stunning looks to boot, brought swimming the recognition that has eluded it for so long.
www.askmen.com /women/models_60/models_250/264_amanda_beard.html   (349 words)

  
 AMANDA BEARD, JEFF CORWIN GET WILD FOR DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
WASHINGTON — Olympic gold-medal swimmer Amanda Beard and Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin, host and executive producer of "The Jeff Corwin Experience" appear in separate television spots for Defenders of Wildlife that promote the conservation of endangered wildlife and the habitat they depend upon.
Amanda Beard has filmed several sets of public service announcements for Defenders over the past three years, and has participated in educational outreach with the organization on wildlife issues in her home state of Arizona.
Amanda Beard first emerged as a swimming star at the Atlanta Olympic Games as a 14-year old, winning two individual silver and one relay gold medal.
www.defenders.org /releases/pr2005/pr051205c.html   (556 words)

  
 ESPN Search: amanda beard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Amanda Beard is already hot in the marketing world, reports Darren Rovell.
It's the mega-showdown of 2005: Amanda Beard vs. Amy Taylos and Lokelani McMichael vs. Natalie Gulbis
Amanda Beard not only won her sixth, seventh and eighth medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but the 22-year-old American
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 When it's time to go fast... go swim!
Amanda’s six focus points work for every level of swimmer — novice to elite — and you don’t have to learn drills or change your normal workout routine in order to incorporate them into your stroke.
AMANDA BEARD, at age 14, became the second youngest Olympic Gold Medalist in USA Swimming history.
GO SWIM BREASTSTROKE WITH AMANDA BEARD was written, filmed, and produced by the team of GLENN MILLS, a member of the 1980 Olympic Swim Team and currently Technical Advisor to Swimming World magazine and SwimInfo.com, and BARBARA HUMMEL, veteran of two Olympic Trials and currently a coach and World Top-Ten Masters swimmer.
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