Amanda Beard

NEW YORK Gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard wants to set an example outside the water, as well as in it./ppTouchstone announced Tuesday that Beard is working on a memoir that will tell of her life away from the pool, a harrowing journey through drugs, alcohol and eating disorders./ppThe 29-year-old Beard won Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2004./ppBeard says she hopes her memoir will help others, especially high school and college-aged women, who may be dealing with some of the same issues./ppIn the Water They can't See You Cry will be released in April 2012.

The book is timed to come out before Beard competes for the 2012 games in London./ppTouchstone is an imprint of Simon Schuster

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