• Olympics: 1996, Atlanta; 2000, Sydney; 2004, Athens; and 2008, Beijing. • Local connection: Attended the University of Arizona from 2000 to 2001. • Known for: The swimmer broke into the Olympic ...
NEW YORK – Gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard is diving deep into the book world. Touchstone announced Tuesday that Beard is working on a memoir that will tell of her life away from the ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Amanda Beard climbed the podium at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, clutching her teddy bear as she collected her first gold medal, no one could see the torment that was starting ...