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
swimming thinking race
I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.
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?
face felt huge prison talk
I'd go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didn't 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 people's standards.
biceps help resistance slice strong swim
Strong biceps and triceps help me slice through the water's resistance and swim more efficiently,
bed glad sunday woke
I'm glad that everyone woke up and got out of bed on a Sunday morning, that's awesome.