DARA  TORRES

Dara Torres made a miraculous comeback from her second retirement and at the age of 41 with her two year old daughter watching from the stands, made her record 5th Olympic swimming team. On her way to qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Dara reclaimed her American record in the 50m freestyle.

After her first retirement, she won gold medals in the 4x100m medley relay and the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2000 Olympic Games. She also won bronze medals in the 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle and 100m butterfly.

Torres retired after the 1992 Olympic Games and made a comeback in 1999. She finished first in the 50m freestyle and second in the 100m freestyle at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. She won a gold medal and set a world record as part of the 400m freestyle relay team at the 1992 Olympic Games, in which she was the U.S. swimming team’s captain. She won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle relay and a silver in the 400m medley relay at the 1988 Olympic Games. At the 1984 Olympic Games, Torres won a gold medal in the 400m freestyle relay.

In 1991, she received the Summer Nationals Kiputh Award and the Comeback Award. She was a 28-time All-America in college. Dara Torres has worked for CNN and NBC Sports and provided television commentary for ESPN, TNT, Fox News and Fox Sports. She served as a spokesperson for the Tae-Bo workout videotapes.

YouTube Video: Dara Torres ABC News "Person of the Week"
USA Today: Forty-one-year-old Olympian Torres gains pool of 40-ish fans

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