Amanda beard s husband, sacha brown, is a photographer and as such somehow got the assignment to shoot this portrait for use on the inside cover of her new memoir, in the water they cant see you. Swimmer amanda beard waves to the crowd after setting a world record in the womens 200 meter breaststroke at the u. Apr 12, 2012 by the time she was 14, amanda beard had everything most girls her age could only imagine. But now, a contender for her 5th olympic games, amanda has also made her mark out of the water. I thought it would have more about competitive swimming in general, but it was very focused on her specific experience. Amanda beard bravely addresses how she powered through many swimmers biggest insecurities in her book, in the water they cant see you cry. Contact the harry walker agency to schedule amanda beard as your next keynote speaker.
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A memoir ebook written by amanda beard, rebecca paley. Amanda beard use to be known as the 14 year old girl carrying her teddy bear at the olympics. In the water they cant see you cry is a raw, compelling story of a woman who gained the strength to live as bravely out of the water as she did in it. Amanda beard is years old in this photo taken at the pan pacific swimming championships in atlanta, ga, august 1995. She was the cute fourteen year old who won two silver medals and one gold medal. During the pan pacific swimming championships, amanda beard signed up for her two signature events, the 100 m and the 200 m breaststroke. In the water they cant see you cry audiobook by amanda. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book. She explains the titles significance as the sensation of putting her face in the water while swimming to hide any tears she shed into her goggles. A memoir, the seventime olympic medalist amanda beard writes with complete openness and honestly with the help of rebecca paley. In this candid and ultimately uplifting memoir, olympic medalist amanda beard reveals the truth about coming of age in t. Apr 06, 2012 olympic swimmer amanda beard recounts drug abuse, bulimia in book. Olympic gold medalist and playboy model, amanda beard has a new book about to hit the shelves this week and in the book.
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But now a contender for her 5th olympic games, amanda has made her mark also out of the water. Once a 14yearold scenestealer at the 1996 olympics, swimmer amanda beard now is a mother of two with a message for young athletes. In 2012 beard published her memoir, in the water they cant see you cry, recounting her journey as a competitive swimmer and her struggles and triumphs on her way to the top of the swimming world. She was drowning in plain sight at the tender age of fourteen, amanda beard walked onto the pool deck at the atlanta olympics carrying her teddy. Ap amanda beard is happily married and a proud mom, finally at peace after. Olympic swimmer amanda beard, author of the memoir, in the water, they cant see you cry, will give three talks friday and saturday in grand rapids. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. In the water they cant see you cry by amanda beard, rebecca. At the age of fourteen, amanda beard walked onto the pool deck at the atlanta olympics and left with two silvers and a gold medal. Amanda beard in the water they cant see you cry in. Amanda beards autobiography, in the water they cant see you cry, provides a searing backstory to the rise of an olympic champion. In the water they cant see you cry by amanda beard. Amanda beard speaking fee and booking agent contact.
Amanda beard, an american swimmer and olympic gold medalist, will be making an appearance in arizona this april to sign copies of her new book called in the water they cant see you cry. Her bodys changes made her slower in the water and she lost races, generating whispers on the pool deck and the horrible. Category memoir most of us remember amanda beard from the 1996 atlanta olympics. Amanda beard dives into rough waters with her memoir orange. Beard won one gold and two silver medals at that first olympic games and has been a strong competitor since. In this candid and ultimately uplifting memoir, olympic medalist amanda beard reveals the truth about coming of age in the spotlight, the.
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Her bodys changes made her slower in the water and she lost races. Amanda beard, book signing in the water they cant see you. Amanda beard is a fourtime olympian, 7time olympic medalist, world champion and ncaa champion. The article, an excerpt from her book, chronicles amanda s successes and failures as a worldclass child athlete. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read in the water they cant see you cry. In this book, she speaks frankly about her struggles with depression, the pressures to be thin, and the unhealthy relationships she confused for love. Read in the water they cant see you cry a memoir by amanda beard available from rakuten kobo.
Amanda beard signs copies of her new book in the water. Beard is the winner of eight national titles and is a former world record holder. Publishers weekly apr 9, 2012 in this bold and candid memoir, beard details her sudden rise to olympic fame. Olympic swimmer amanda beard recounts drug abuse, bulimia. In 2004, beard would break the world record in the. Interesting thoughts from amanda beard, a 7 time olympic swimming medalist. Amanda beard made her first olympic swimming appearance in 1996 at the age of 14. Bolstered by the full support of her family, beard qualified to compete in the 1996 olympics at 14, where she won a gold medal and two silver. Amanda beard slams former boyfriend carl edwards in memoir. She made her first olympic team at the 1996 olympics as a 14year old, winning two silvers in the breaststroke events and a gold in the medley relay. Amanda beard struggled with bulimia and selfmutilation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Amanda beard has won two gold medals, four silver, and one bronze in the olympics.
Amanda beard used to be known as the 14 yearold girl carrying her teddy bear at the olympics. The paperback of the in the water they cant see you cry. When olympic swimmer amanda beard and nascar star carl edwards dated for nearly a year from 20052006, they were one of the most highprofile couples in sports. Apr 03, 2019 olympic swimmer amanda beard, author of the memoir, in the water, they cant see you cry, will give three talks friday and saturday in grand rapids. Swimming eventually trumped all else water had become my getaway, and the author began years of dedicated training with competitive clubs.
In the water they cant see you cry ebook by amanda beard. The wrestling match that my relationship with the water had become was not over. I was blessed with an amanda beard, but i do believe that she is the product of a program and an environment. Amanda beard dives into rough waters with her memoir. Id recommend this book to readers who are specifically interested in amanda beard s experience as a competitive swimmer. Apr 03, 2012 in the book, in the water they cant see you cry. Olympic gold medalist and playboy model, amanda beard has a new book about to hit the shelves this week and in the book, amanda says that even while all of this was. As a vegan, beard has been active in the peta campaign that launched during the 2008 beijing olympics. Olympian amanda beard endured rough waters of depression. Amanda beard in the water they cant see you cry in olympics. When she isnt swimming, her energy is focused on building her brand. I loved that amanda beard posed for the magazines and that we have come a long way as a society in appreciating strong women and not just the cheerleaders on the sidelines cheering for the boys.
A year after the 1996 olympics, i ranked twentythird in the world in the 100meter breaststroke and twentysixth in the 200meter. Swimmer amanda beard chronicles her struggle with depression and selfabuse in her memoir, in the water they cant see you cry. Amanda beard, book signing in the water they cant see. Keeping kids water safe is a mission that has become even closer to amandas heart since having children of her own. Beard s success has earned her the american swimmer of the year award twice. Amanda beard, olympic gold medalist, opens up about her. Aug 12, 2016 in the 100 breast, amanda beard swam a 1. A memoir the more i added to my schedule, cleaning regimen, or athletic training, the less i felt. After the us nationals, beard and natalie coughlin were nominated cocaptains of team usa once again. Amanda ray beard born october 29, 1981, also known by her married name amanda brown, is an american swimmer and a seventime olympic medalist two gold, four silver, one bronze. Top 10 most beautiful women swimmers amanda beard women.