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Amanda Weir
- 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 400m freestyle relay and 400m medley relay (prelims)
- American record-holder in the 100-meter freestyle (53.58), putting her ahead of Natalie Coughlin, Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson
- 2004 Short Course World champion in the 400m freestyle relay, silver medalist in the 400m medley relay (prelims)
- Set the American record at the 2006 Summer Nationals, "I just felt like this was my time to drop a lot. It sounds bad to say you expect it, but I feel like you have to see yourself doing it, and I knew that I was capable of doing it."
- Finished second in the 400m medley relay, third in the 400m freestyle at the 2005 World Championships
- Won gold in the 400m medley relay at the Pan American Games in 2003
- Was a member of the American record-setting 200y and 800y freestyle relays at the 2005 NCAA Championships; also finished second in the 200y freestyle and third in the 50y freestyle
- Won the 100m freestyle, took second in the 200m freestyle and third in the 50m freestyle at U.S. Open in 2002
- Finished second in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle at U.S. Open in 2001
- Weir comes from an athletic family her father Jim played college basketball at Central College in Iowa and played water polo and swam in high school
- Nicknames: "Hollywood" because she loves sunglasses and is always wearing them and "AJ" because her middle name is Jo
- Enjoys drawing, reading, shopping, laying on the beach and floating in the ocean
Weirs coach at Swim Atlanta, Chris Davis, thinks a heavy regimen of weight training an hour six times a week since April 2003 played a key role in her success. He initially had to bribe her into the weight room with candy bars. At first it killed me, my muscles were dead for a while, Weir told USOlympicteam.com. For a while her performances deteriorated, making her and Davis nervous. But now, she realizes, the weights have definitely helped me a lot.
I am big into goal setting. I begin every season with goals and write them down. Chris and I talk about them and those are the things that push me in practice, Amanda explained. My goals are to set American and World records. That is what I am definitely shooting for in the next couple of years. -- March 2006, Points North Magazine
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Height: 61
Born: 11-Mar-86
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga.
Resides: Atlanta, Ga.
Sport: Swimming
Event: 100m, 200m freestyle
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