Scott Hamilton
Speech Topics
This lively and enchanting presentation highlights Amanda Beard’s passion for living a happy and healthy life based on nurturing inner beauty that shines forth from within and how your personal brand can enhance daily living with inimitable fitness and fashion savvy.
Amanda Beard actively campaigns for increased awareness of total fitness and wellness. As a world-class athlete, Amanda’s rigorous and disciplined training gives her insights on staying fit and healthy. Everyone facing the torrid pace of living today will benefit from Amanda’s valuable tips for healthy, happy and resourceful living.
Amanda Beard inspires audiences to face challenges valiantly, and to become the very best they can be. She discusses how hours of dedication needed to master any skill are worth transforming into pure joy. She’ll share what it takes to set high goals while believing in self to becoming a top-notch champion on life’s playfield!
Biography
A seven-time Olympian medalist and winner of eight U.S. National swimming titles, Amanda Beard is a dynamic role model inside and outside of the swimming pool. At only age 14, she won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games while still a student at Irvine High School in Irvine, California. Her amazing “young-teen” personality won the hearts of millions when they saw her clutching her teddy bear on the medal stand. Amanda won Olympic gold in the medley relay while capturing silver in the 100- and 200-meter breaststrokes in Atlanta.
In April 2012, Amanda released her first book, New York Times best-seller In The Water They Can’t See You Cry, a riveting memoir revealing the truth behind the Olympic spotlight, the battles that she fought along the way, and her newfound happiness in love and motherhood. Touring coast to coast, Amanda stays busy talking about her book, hosting swim clinics, endorsing products, speaking at events and making appearances in top national media outlets, like the Today show, Dr. Phil, Access Hollywood, CNN, USA Today, FOX Sports and more.
Engaging and insightful, Amanda is a popular spokeswoman for corporate sponsors as well as for several charities she supports. She serves as a Clean Water Ambassador for the Global Water Foundation as well as actively contributing to programs for Defenders of Wildlife and wildaid.org. She is also a frequent speaker on behalf of Breast Cancer Awareness and to young swimmers about overcoming obstacles and achieving amazing goals.
Amanda Beard's personality showed at our event, as she was both intriguing and witty. Our students especially appreciated being able to interact with her after her speech.
Manhattan College
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