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Age: 26
Sport: Swimming
Olympic Status: Representing U.S.A.
Why You Should Love Her: At the age of 14, in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Amanda won silver medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes and a gold in the medley relay. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she won her first individual gold medal, and in 2008, she qualified for her fourth U.S. Olympic team.