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Amanda Weir

Weir in June 2011
Personal information
Born	(1986-03-11) March 11, 1986 (age 39) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in
Weight	165 lb
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Georgia; University of Southern California
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 3 1 World Championships (LC) 2 4 1 World Championships (SC) 2 7 1 Pan Pacific Championships 3 2 0 Pan American Games 3 1 0 Total 10 17 3 Olympic Games Silver 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Gold 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle 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 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 2016 Windsor 4x100 m freestyle Gold 2016 Windsor 4x100 m medley 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 Silver 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2014 Doha 4×50 m medley Bronze 2006 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle 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 Pan American Games Gold 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m medley Gold 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle

Amanda Jo Weir (born March 11, 1986) is an American competition swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder. She was a member of the 2004 and 2012 United States Olympic teams, winning two silver medals at the 2004 Games and a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Born in Davenport, Iowa, Weir started swimming while the family lived in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

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. She attended Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, and led the Brookwood swim team to four consecutive Georgia Class 5A state championships.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Weir swam the third leg for the U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Leading after her leg of the relay, the U.S. team finished second to the Australians, setting an American record with their finishing time. Weir also earned a silver medal by swimming in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter medley relay and helping her team qualify for the final.

Weir enrolled as a freshman at the University of Georgia in 2004, where her team dominated the 2005 NCAA championships; Weir anchored four of the unprecedented five winning Georgia relay teams. She was recognized as the Atlanta Amateur Athlete of the Year for 2005. Weir left the University of Georgia after her first year and transferred to the University of Southern California in 2006. After a single semester at USC, Weir decided to end her college swimming career to begin swimming professionally.

At the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championship, Weir broke the American record in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 53.58.

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Weir made the U.S. Olympic team for the second time by finishing fifth in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 54.41, which qualified her to swim in the 4×100-meter freestyle as a member of the U.S. relay team. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she earned a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

In 2016, she won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

Relation to Burl Ives

Amanda Weir is the great niece of Burl Ives.

See also

In Spanish: Amanda Weir para niños

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Pan American Games records in swimming
• List of United States records in swimming
• List of University of Georgia people
• List of University of Southern California people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay