Christen Shefchunas and Kara Lynn Joyce chat to multi-medalist Amanda Weir about her career, her routine for the big meets, how discovering she needed surgery for fractured vertebrae has motivated her to having the surgery she needed to continue swimming at elite level.
In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Amanda swam third on the silver medal winning 4x100M Freestyle relay. She also won a silver medal on the 4x100Medley Relay by swimming in the morning trials of the event. At the 2012 London Olympics, Amanda placed fifth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100M Free and earned a spot on the 4x100M Free Relay. In London, she won a bronze medal in the 4x100M Free Relay. In the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Amanda finished third in the 100M Free behind first place finisher Abbie Weitzeil and second place finisher, Simone Manuel, thereby earning her spot on a third Olympic Team for the 4x100M Freestyle Relay.
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