Amanda Weir

Amanda Weir

Personal information
Full name	Amanda Weir
Nationality	United States
Born	March 11, 1986 (1986-03-11) Davenport, Iowa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
College team	University of Georgia
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Silver 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Silver 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley Silver 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley Silver 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Silver 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley Silver 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley Bronze 2006 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 2003 S Domingo 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2003 S Domingo 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships Gold 2006 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley Gold 2010 Irvine 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2006 Victoria 100 m freestyle Silver 2010 Irvine 50 m freestyle

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 4×100 m 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 4×100  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 and Baseball(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.

External links

• University of Georgia sports biography
• Atlanta Sports Awards site
• Amanda Weir's U.S. Olympic Team bio

See also

• Pan American Games records in swimming

References

• sports-reference
• Amanda Weir USA Swimming