Ageless Wonder Dara Torres
By Guest Blogger Bo Durkop
Although most individuals tend to slow down at when they reach their forties, swimmer Dara Torres, age 41, is still highly competitive. Torres has been making waves long before setting the American record in her event (the 50m) at the 2008 U.S. trials.
In 1982 when she was just 14 years old, Torres broke her first of three world records. Torres is the first American swimmer to compete in five Olympics and has the distinction of being the oldest female swimmer in the history of the Olympic games.
Torres is one of only five women to swim the 50-meter freestyle in less than 24 seconds. As an athlete, Torres has experienced her far share of up times and down.
Torres has had a bone spur shaved out of her shoulder and also had an operation to correct a torn meniscus in her knee. Torres has retired from swimming and come back three times.
Torres’ competitive nature is well documented. It is even reported Torres once gave away her silver medal to an astounded teenager who asked to view the glimmering object. For Torres the only significant hardware worthy of taking home is the gold medal.
Saturday in Beijing, Torres anchored the Women’s 4×100 relay team to a silver medal, recording the second fastest 100 meter time in the entire field. If history is to repeat itself, there may be another inquisitive teenager taking home Torres’ silver medal.
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3 opinions for Ageless Wonder Dara Torres
rachel
Aug 11, 2008 at 7:48 am
41-year-old Olympic swimmer Dara Torres is the talk of the sports, fitness, health, and anti-aging world. I think you’ll enjoy 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
Growing Bolder Media Group
Victor
Aug 11, 2008 at 10:59 am
Another older athlete, who barely missed making the Olympics, is Dianne DeNecochea, a professional volleyball player who, like Dara Torres, conquered the big 4-0 and motherhood and made it to the quarter-finals of the 2008 Olympic trials. She will be interviewed live at Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT, 9 p.m. ET: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dryessis.” Please listen and feel free to call in with questions.
Sandy Mitchell
Aug 11, 2008 at 11:31 am
Over at our sister blog, “Girls Dig Sports,” Lyndsey talks about 33-year-old German gymnast, Oksana Chusovitina. It’s a great story. See:
http://www.girlsdigsports.com/germanys-33-year-old-gymnast/
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