Amanda Lim

2010–2012 At the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, Lim finished 6th in the 50-metre freestyle in a season best time of 26.05, 11th in the 100-metre freestyle in 57.99, 13th in the 200-metre freestyle in 2:04.68 and 16th in the 50-metre butterfly in 29.34. In the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, Lim with Adeline Winata, Chriselle Koh and Cheryl Lim finished 8th in 4:00.43 and in the 4 × 100-metre medley relay, the same quartet finished 10th in the 4 × 100-metre medley relay in 4:28.56. In the mixed 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, first ever mixed-gender relay for Olympic-level swimming, Lim with Winata, Clement Lim and Arren Quek finished 12th in 3:42.88.

At the 2010 Hong Kong International Open, Lim won three silver and one bronze medal. Lim was runner-up in the 50-metre freestyle in 26.42 and in the 200-metre freestyle in 2:05.05. In the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, Lim with Quah Ting Wen, Lynette Lim and Mylene Ong finished 5th in 8:16.47, the third best performance in Singapore's history at the time

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Lim finished 30th in the 50-metre freestyle in 26.12 won silver in the 200-metre freestyle in a season's best time of 2:03.02 and won bronze in the 100-metre freestyle in 56.73. In the team events, Singapore won all three female relays – repeating their performance of two years prior. The quartet of Lim, Mylene Ong, Koh Hui Yu and Tao Li took out the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay in 3:48.38 and the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay in 8:13.88, whilst Lim, Tao, Shana Lim and Samantha Yeo won the 4 × 100-metre medley relay in 4:11.27.

At the inaugural Southeast Asian Swimming Championships in Singapore, Lim won four gold medals. She won the 50-metre freestyle in a season best time of 25.71 and the 200-metre freestyle in new personal best time of 2:02.76. In the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, Lim with Mylene Ong, Koh Hui Yu and Teo Jing Wen won gold in 3:49.25 and Lim with Koh, Teo and Marina Chan won gold in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay in 8:21.67. As this was the inaugural event, all four times were also championship records.

At the fourth leg of the 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow, Lim finished 12th in the 50-metre freestyle in 25.95, and finished in 11th in the heats of the 200-metre freestyle in 2:07.31. In the relays, Lim with Lynette Lim, Mylene Ong and Quah Ting Wen finished 14th in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle in 3:48.85; In her other individual event, Lim finished fourth in the 100-metre freestyle in 56.85. In the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, Lim with Quah Ting Wen, Lynette Lim and Tao Li won gold in 8:13.99. The time was slower than the national open and Games records of 8:09.91 and 8:11.75 set in 2009, but is the second fastest since the 2010 banning of non-textile swimsuits. In the 4 × 100-metre medley relay, Lim with Tao, Samantha Yeo and Quah Ting Wen won gold in 4:13.02. Lim's 56.20-second freestyle split was the fastest in textile swimsuits since Joscelin Yeo's 56.03 and 56.19 in 2001 and 2005 respectively. Lim fourth medal was a silver in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay with Quah, Mylene Ong and Lynette Lim in 3:49.00. Finishing 1.34 seconds behind Thailand, the national open record of 3:45.73 and textile-best time of 3:48.38 remained intact.

At the 2014 Southeast Asian Swimming Championships in Singapore, Lim won six medals and defended her two titles. She won gold in the 50-metre freestyle in 25.74, 0.03 seconds off her meet record, gold in the 200 freestyle in 2:03.98, In the relays, Lim won silver in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay in 3:50.88 alongside Hoong En Qi, Rachel Tseng and Marina Chan, silver in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay in 8:26.91 with Chan, Tseng and Christie Chue and silver in the 4 × 100-metre medley relay in 4:26.53 with Chan, Samantha Yeo and Tan Jing-E.

One month later at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Lim finished in 14th in the 50-metre freestyle in 25.93, 19th in the 100-metre freestyle in 57.78

At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Lim finished 7th in the 50-metre freestyle in 25.73, 11th in the 100-metre freestyle in 57.12 and 11th in the 200-metre freestyle in 2:03.89.

Awards Lim was named Sportsgirl of the Year at the Singapore National Olympic Council's 2012 Singapore Sports Awards. In September 2013, Lim was one of 66 recipients of the inaugural Sports Excellence Scholarship awarded by the High Performance Sports Steering Committee. The scholarship provides education support for student athletes, personal and life-skill development as well as financial support to fully realise athletes aspirations and their competitive potential.

Personal life In 2022, Lim was investigated for consumption of cannabis by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). She was given a stern warning by CNB and subsequently apologised for the incident.

Lim's father died in September 2025.