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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- Jeff Conine, Dara Torres join Broward Sports Hall of Fame
- By Gary Curreri Special Correspondent Dara Torres, 43, of Parkland, a five-time Olympian and her coach, Michael Lohberg, 58, were among six inductees into ...
- Dara Torres, Jeff Conine among Broward Hall honorees
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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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- Which celebrity would you like to have as a parent? San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Dara Torres: I've seen several interviews with this Olympic swimming legend, and she seems like the most non-celebrity celebrity ever. ...
- Amanda Beard, now a mother, is back in the pool – OCRegister ...
- Amanda Beard, now a mother, is back in the pool OCRegister. In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Beard was co-captain of the women's team with Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin. But Beard did not make it to the semifinals in ? ...
- Jillian, Inc: Dara Torres' Christmas Card
- Dara Torres' Christmas Card. I "met" Dara Torres at a book signing last summer and I am sure her life has never been the same since. In fact, I'm sure her Christmas cards look something like this: I'm obviously her new BFF. ...
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- Michael Jordan makes a cameo as Royal Caribbean christens Oasis of the Seas USA Today The others: Twelve-time Olympic swimming medalist Dara Torres, actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, four-time Olympic gymnastics medalist and Dancing with ...
Great Stuff on Amazon
Dara Torres autographed 1992 U.S. Olympic Hopefuls swimming card
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Charlie Rose with Jay Carney; Marion Jones; Maurice Green; Dana Torres; Martina Hingis (November 8, 2000)
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Shout Out For Dara Torres!
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- Kanga Kanga Aug 17, 2008 @ 4:01 am
- I saw her get 2 silver today. It's absolutely amazing what she's done at this Olympics!
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- poddys poddys Aug 6, 2008 @ 8:08 pm
- Sad to see only 2 short paragraphs abut her, but otherwise it's a nice lens.
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- WebGazelle WebGazelle Jul 23, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
- Thanks for submitting this great lens to my SquidWho Ever group. You should also submit it to my Everything Olympics group.
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- Twmarsh Twmarsh Jul 14, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
- 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!
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- Kanga Kanga Jul 11, 2008 @ 3:45 am
- Wow, what an inspiring athlete!
Thanks for joining the Beijing Olympics Group!
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- daoine daoine Jul 10, 2008 @ 4:58 am
- Welcome to the Phenomenal Women group :)
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