Amanda Beard

State Journal-Register: Amanda Beard Aiming For a 2016 Olympic Trials Comeback

According the the Springfield State Journal-Register, Amanda Beard has undertaken a comeback shooting for the 2016 Olympics.

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Indiana’s Emily Weiss rockets to top of 13-year-old rankings with 1:11.19 in 100 breast

13-year-old Emily Weiss went 1:11.19 to win the 100 breaststroke, putting up the fastest time for a 13-year-old girl that we could find in USA Swimming’s database.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Amanda Beard to Appear on “Celebrity Wife Swap”

Four-time Olympian Amanda Beard will appear on the ABC reality show on Tuesday, June 24th.

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Revenge of the Nerds: All-time Women’s Olympic Medal Winners

You might be surprised to learn that it’s Kirsty Coventry who has won the most individual Olympic medals, among women, of all time. Believe it. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Kirsty Coventry)

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Aqua Sphere Offers Pregnancy Workout Tips From Four-Time Olympian Amanda Beard

Aqua Sphere, the worldwide brand of choice for premium swimwear and swim accessories based on comfort and high-quality technical designs,…

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Olympic Champion Amanda Beard Expecting 2nd Child

Amanda Beard (above) and her husband Sascha Brown are expecting their 2nd child in June. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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The Jason Lezak Swimming Photo Vault

Jason Lezak, the man with the greatest performance in swimming history, the 2008 Olympic Games 4×100 freestyle relay anchor leg. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Sprint News 10/2/12: Canadians Get Big Honor; UCLA Gets Big Commit; Beard’s Sister Gets Big Job

Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochrane is one of two Canadian swimmers nominated for Male Athlete of the Year. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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The USA Swimming National Team Photo Vault

Jason Lezak, Olympic Icon, 2008 4×100 free relay savior, against Flag Art (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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THE NEXT LAP?

Now that the 2012 Olympics have ended and we have had some time to reflect on what was certainly something…

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Szekely Comes Closer to Beard’s NAG Record Than Anyone in History at Jr. Nats

Allie Szekely was one of 3 Meet Record breakers in the first finals session of the 2012 Junior National Championships. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Brendan Hansen, Wife Martha, Expecting First Child

First broken this morning by the New York Times, and then confirmed later by a Tweet from Brendan, the Hansens…

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Maurer, 2012 Olympic Swimmer, Poses for Playboy

No ruling yet on whether or not “birthday suits” are FINA approved for London.

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How I saw it – 2012 Olympic Trials

In a word: Amazing.  The Omaha organizing committee and the USA Swimming staff built upon the success of the 2008…

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