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Amandas greatgrandfather axel was born in dalarna county, sweden, to a mother named marie. But now a contender for her 5th olympic games, amanda has made her mark also out of the water. The youngest of three daughters, she loved seeing her two sisters training for the local swim team. Beard is the daughter of gayle beard and dan beard. The youngest of three daughters, she enjoyed watching her two sisters practice for the local swim team. When amanda was growing up, there was a pool down the street from there house on a culdasac. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover amandas. She is a former world record holder in the 200meter breaststroke long course and won seven olympic medals two gold, four silver, one bronze.