Who is Dara Torres

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Who is Dara Torres?

Dara Torres is a 41 year old American swimmer who will be competing in her 5th Olympics this summer in Beijing, China.

Dara Torres at a Glance 

Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American swimmer. She is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008. She competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 meter freestyle, 4×100 medley relay, and 4×100 freestyle relay and wonUS swimmer Torres washes away generation gap the silver medal in all three of these events.

Torres has won twelve Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), five of which she won in the Sydney Olympics in 2000, a feat made all the more impressive by the fact that, at age 33, she was the olde...

Dara Torres' Live Medal Count for the 2008 Beijing Olympics 

  • Silver Medal - Women's 4X100m Freestyle Relay
  • Silver Medal - Women's 50m Freestyle
  • Silver Medal - Women's 4X100m Medley Relay

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News from Google 

Torres, 42, still rules pool in 50 free
In the 24.43 seconds it took her to cross the pool for the 50 freestyle final, Dara Torres again blew out of the water some age-old assumptions about age, ...
Phelps Sets World Record in Butterfly
Phelps's chase may have seemed like an eternity to him, but for five-time Olympian Dara Torres, six years represents just a tiny blip in a career that spans ...
USA Swimming National Championships: Dara Torres Races to 50 Free ...
DARA Torres put together a winning effort in the women's splash-and-dash to earn a spot on the World Championships team heading to Rome. ...
Swimming: Parkland's Dara Torres back in action at Indy meet
By Sharon Robb South Florida Sun-Sentinel Five-time Olympian Dara Torres, of Parkland, has all the motivation she needs to race in today's 50-meter ...

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Watch The Olympics 

Neck and breathing woes force Phelps to scratch 100 freestyle
Michael Phelps withdrew from the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships Friday becau...
Tyson Gay clocks year's fastest 100 in 9.77 seconds
Tyson Gay gave notice to world record-holder Usain Bolt by running the fastest 100 meters of the yea...
Q&A: Talking with gold medalist, new mom, Kerri Walsh
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh, who had a baby less than two months ago...
Torres, 42, still rules pool in 50 free
In last year's Olympics, a lot of 20-somethings got beat by a 41-year-old woman in the 50-meter free...
Phelps breaks 100 fly world record at U.S. nationals
Michael Phelps broke the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships...

Cool Links 

DaraTorres.com | The Official Website of Dara Torres
The official website of Dara Torres. Bio, Gallery, Video, Motivational Speaking
NYT Profile
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Dara Torres Videos 

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Dara Torres on Fitness at 40+

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Dara Torres story on E:60

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Eye To Eye: Dara Torres

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Dara Torres Resistance Stretch...

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Dara Torres Special Stretching...

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Dara Torres' on The Set of Her...

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Blog Posts from Google 

Lane 9 News Archive: USA Swimming National Championships: Dara ...
DARA Torres put together a winning effort in the women's splash-and-dash to earn a spot on the World Championships team heading to Rome. Torres claimed the title in 24.423, which is the fourth-best time in the world this year. ...
the17thman: Dara Torres Tweets Bruno Movie Review & Other Stuff
She walked out of Bruno! Now that is breaking news from Nationals. Oh and she is scratching the 100 Free in case you care about swimming.
Michael Phelps Breaks World Record, Dara Torres Wins, on Day Three ...
Michael Phelps Breaks World Record, Dara Torres Wins, on Day Three of 2009 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships.
USA Swimming National Championships: Dara Torres Races to 50 Free ...
DARA Torres put together a winning effort in the women's splash-and-dash to earn a spot on the World Championships team heading to Rome. ? Swimming: Parkland's Dara Torres back in action at Indy meetSun-Sentinel.com ...

Shout Out For Dara Torres! 

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Kanga wrote...

I saw her get 2 silver today. It's absolutely amazing what she's done at this Olympics!

ReplyPosted August 17, 2008

poddys wrote...

Sad to see only 2 short paragraphs abut her, but otherwise it's a nice lens.

ReplyPosted August 06, 2008

WebGazelle wrote...

Thanks for submitting this great lens to my SquidWho Ever group. You should also submit it to my Everything Olympics group.

ReplyPosted July 23, 2008

Twmarsh wrote...

I watched alot of the recent Olympic trials, and it is truly amazing at what Torres has done. It's going to be fun to watch her in Beijing! 5 Stars!

ReplyPosted July 14, 2008

Kanga wrote...

Wow, what an inspiring athlete!

Thanks for joining the Beijing Olympics Group!

ReplyPosted July 11, 2008

daoine wrote...

Welcome to the Phenomenal Women group :)

ReplyPosted July 10, 2008

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