With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it. Amanda Beard Read Quote
I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30. Amanda Beard Read Quote
I’d go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to people’s standards. Amanda Beard Read Quote
To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500. Amanda Beard Read Quote
I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them. Amanda Beard Read Quote
In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I’m the oldest there. Then with my friends, I’m the youngest and I’m the baby. It’s definitely bizarre. Amanda Beard Read Quote
The swimming community is really conservative. I don’t know why, because we’re in no clothing whatsoever. Amanda Beard Read Quote
I always tell people, I’m a better swimmer because I’m a mom and a better mom because I’m swimmer. Amanda Beard Read Quote
