Gold medals and more...

Achievements

- 2nd youngest gold medalist in USA Swimming history… only Pokey Watson was younger than Amanda winning the 400m free relay gold at 14 years and 96 days old in 1964.

- Seven-time Olympic medalist, swimming in three Olympic Games (1996, 2000, 2004); plans to compete in Beijing in 2008.

- In 2004, won the 200m breaststroke title and finished second in the 400m medley relay and 200m individual medley, breaking Summer Sanders' 12-year-old American record.

- In 1996, at 14, earned a gold medal in the medley relay and swept the silver medals in the 100m and 200m breaststroke.

- In 2000, completed an inspirational comeback with a bronze medal in the 200m breast.

- World record-holder in the 200m breast; American record-holder in the 100m, 200m breast and 200m individual medley

- Five-time U.S. national champion


Rankings & Medals

WORLD RANKINGS
1995: 6th, 100m breast; 4th, 200m breast
1996: 2nd, 100m breast; 2nd, 200m breast
1997: 23rd, 100m breast; 26th, 200m breast
1998: 67th, 50m breast; 35th, 100m breast; 53rd, 200m breast; 90th, 200m IM
1999: 23rd, 100m breast; 25th, 200m breast; 62nd, 100m fly; 69th, 200m IM
2000: 41st, 50m breast; 12th, 100m breast; 5th, 200m breast
2001: 11th, 50m breast; 10th, 100m breast; 10th, 200m breast
2002: 9th, 50m breast; 6th, 100m breast; 4th, 200m breast
2003: LCM - 1st, 200m Breast (World Record); 3rd, 100m Breast;
10th, 200m IM; SCM - 2nd, 200m IM; 3rd, 100m Breast; 5th, 200m Breast; 9th, 50m Breast

OLYMPIC MEDALS
Gold 1996 Atlanta 4x100m medley relay
Silver 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
Silver 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke

Bronze 2000 Sydney 200 m breaststroke

Gold 2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke
Silver 2004 Athens 200 m individual medley
Silver 2004 Athens 4x100 m medley relay