Amanda Ford

Class:
Junior
High School:
Saint Andrew's
Hometown:
Boca Raton, Fla.

2015-16: Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the 500 yard free against Duke, touching with a time of 5:22.27 … earned sixth in the 200 yard fly against West Virginia with a time of 2:11.84 … placed fourth in the 200 yard fly against Denison with a time of 2:13.38 … concluded the year at the ECAC Championships … placed 18th in the 400 yard IM with a time of 4:41.80 … took 22nd in the 200 yard fly with a time of 2:11.44 … placed 34th with a time of 5:13.74 in the 500 yard free.

2014-15: Placed in the 500 free (5:29.41) against Bucknell ... placed fifth in the 1000 free versus St. Bonaventure ... participated in one consolation final at the Pitt Invite, taking 12th in the 200 fly, while also finishing 15th in the 1650 free ... competed at the ECAC Championships.

2013-14: Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... finished fifth in the 1000 free against St. Bonaventure ... swam in the 1000 free and 500 free against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame ... finished 15th in the 500 free at the Pitt Invite ... finished 10th in the 400 IM at the Pitt Invite ... finished 10th in the 1650 free at the Pitt Invite ... finished fifth in the 1000 free against WVU ... competed at the ECAC Championships where she finished 13th in the 500 free and sixth in the 1650 free.

2012-13: Swam in the 1000 free and 200 free relay against St. Bonaventure ... finished third in the 400 free relay against Virginia and in the 500 free ... at the Pitt Invite, swam in the 200 free, 500 free, and 1650 free and reached the consolation final of the 200 fly ... placed seventh in the 200 fly against West Virginia ... placed second in the 1000 free at the Western PA Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Captured first place in the Palm Beach County Championships and third place in team States for Saint Andrew's ... finished as a four-year Palm Beach County finalist and a four-year District, Regional and State finalist ... honored with the Duff Tyler Athletic Award ... selected as the Caldwell Award recipient for outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievements ... placed 13th in the Open Waters Nationals 5K in 2011 ... finished first in Ironguard, Distance Swim, Run/Swim/Run and Paddleboard for the National Lifeguard Competition ... placed fifth in the 3200 event and sixth in the 4 by 800 relay at Track Regionals ... finished second in the 1500, the 3200, and the 4 by 800 events in Track Districts ... served as the Editor of the St. Andrew's school newspaper, The Bagpiper ... won the Palm Beach Post Column Writing Journalism Award.

Amanda Ford’s Career Performances
Event	Time	Date	Venue
50 Free	27.46	11/21/2014	Pittsburgh Invitational
100 Free	57.01	1/12/2013	West Virginia
200 Free	1:57.68	11/16/2012	Pittsburgh Invitational
400 Free	5:12.29	11/20-22/2016	Pittsburgh Invitational
500 Free	5:05.47	11/22/2013	Pittsburgh Invitational
1000 Free	10:34.95	11/22/2013	Pittsburgh Invitational
1650 Free	17:31.34	11/22/2013	Pittsburgh Invitational
50 Back	32.94	1/31/2014	Villanova
100 Fly	1:01.68	11/21/2014	Pittsburgh Invitational
200 Fly	2:08.18	12/05-07/2015	Big Al Open
200 IM	2:23.84	10/12/2012	Blue-Gold Intrasquad
400 IM	4:.36.31	12/05-07/2015	Big Al Open