I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.

I'd always tell my mom, 'I want to be famous like Claudia Schiffer or Brigitte Bardot.'

With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it.

[What is Amanda Beard doing in school, anyway? At her bewildering, Van Wildering academic pace, you might think that her favored stroke is the crawl. Besides, she already has fame, fortune and an FHM cover.] I'm going to graduate, ... no matter how long it takes.

Strong biceps and triceps help me slice through the water's resistance and swim more efficiently,

I worked there for a year, ... I'd taken the year off from school and was doing double-session workouts. I needed something to do with myself between practices, so I worked there four hours a day.