Dara Torres makes Olympic history at 41, as the oldest U.S. swimmer to compete. Torres qualified for her fifth Olympics with a win in the 100 meters freestyle at the U.S. trials in Omaha.
“With my age I couldn’t see the numbers on the board,” said Torres, who won the first of her nine Olympic medals at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles … They have to start making them bigger, I didn’t know I had won at first … I don’t think it’s hit me yet that I made my fifth Olympic team but I’m thrilled.”
Last Year Torres was an ABC News “Person of the Week” for her amazing comeback:
Congratulations and good luck in Beijing!
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4 responses so far ↓
hiscrivener // July 6, 2008 at 11:12 pm |
I was training to be an Olympic swimmer in my youth and had the opportunity to swim with her at a clinic shortly before 84 Olympics.
She was a freak of nature then… and 24 YEARS LATER… she is even better?!
Stunning. What a woman, and an even better swimmer.
BAC // July 6, 2008 at 11:16 pm |
Lucky you! Thanks for stopping by!
BAC
topofthethread // July 7, 2008 at 6:40 pm |
Go Dara! http://topofthethread.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/barry-bonds-et-al-and-additional-repercussions-of-performance-enhancing-drugs-use/
rachel // August 13, 2008 at 1:56 pm |
Dara’s Secret Revealed:
Dara Torres is the talk of the sports, fitness, health, and anti-aging world. Check out this interesting video that takes viewers back to the very moment the world first learned how Torres has been defying aging for the past 8 years. This is not a commercial or an ad. It’s a very revealing news story.
http://growingbolder.com/media/sports/water-sports/41-and-still-smokin-181865.html
Rachel