Amanda Weir
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | Athens 2004[1] | 4x100 m freestyle relay | |
| Silver | Athens 2004 | 4x100 m medley relay | |
| World Championships - Long Course | |||
| Bronze | 2005 Montreal[2] | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | |
| Silver | 2005 Montreal | 4 x 100 m medley relay | |
| Silver | 2007 Melbourne[3] | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | |
| Silver | 2007 Melbourne[4] | 4 x 100 m medley relay | |
| Silver | 2007 Melbourne | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | |
| World Championships - Short Course | |||
| Silver | 2006 Shanghai[5] | 4 x 100 m medley relay | |
| Bronze | 2006 Shanghai | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | |
| Gold | 2004 Indianapolis[6] | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | |
| Silver | 2004 Indianapolis | 4 x 100 m medley relay | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo[7] | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | |
| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo | 4 x 100 m medley relay | |
Amanda Weir (born March 11, 1986) is an American swimmer.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Weir swam the third leg in the US team for the Women's 4x100m freestyle relay. Leading after her leg of the relay, the US team finished second to the Australians, setting an American Record with their finishing time. Weir earned a Silver medal in the 4x100 Medley relay by helping her team qualify for the final.
Born in Davenport, Iowa, Weir started swimming while the family lived in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Weir's parents are graduates of Central College in Pella, Iowa, were they competed in Track (Julie) and Basketball (Jim).
Weir holds many of the sprint freestyle age group records for USA Swimming, setting her first record at age 12, in the 50 yard freestyle in 23.17 seconds.
Weir's Brookwood High School swim team won four consecutive Georgia state 5A championships.
Weir became a freshman at the University of Georgia in 2004, where her team dominated the 2005 NCAA championships, with Weir anchoring four of the unprecedented five UGA winning relays. She was awarded Atlanta Amateur Athlete of the year for 2005. Weir left the University of Georgia after her freshman year and enrolled at the University of Southern California in 2006. After a single semester at USC, Amanda decided to end her college swimming career to begin swimming professionally.
At the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championship, Weir shattered the American record in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 53.58.
[edit] External links
- University of Georgia sports biography
- Atlanta Sports Awards site
- Amanda Weir's U.S. Olympic Team bio
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Montreal 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ 12th FINA World Championships. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ 12th FINA World Championships. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ Shanghai 2006 results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ 7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Swimming Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
