NAME: Amanda Beard

SPORT: Swimming

EVENT: 100m, 200m BR

BIRTHPLACE: Newport Beach, Calif.

HOMETOWN: Irvine, Calif.

SCHOOL: Arizona

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008

OLYMPIC MEDALS:  1996 (gold, silver), 2000 (bronze), 2004 (gold, 2- silver)

SOCIAL SITES: Facebook

PERSONAL NOTES: Amanda is a model and T.V. correspondent outside of the pool. She has two sisters who are also swimmers.