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  • Dara Torres impresses in heats at Indy, but is realistic

    Dara Torres impresses in heats at Indy, but is realistic

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    Though men’s megastars Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, no other swimmer got accosted Friday morning quite as thoroughly as Dara Torres, who at 44 is trying to make her sixth Olympic team. She posted the second-fastest qualifying time – 25.35 – seconds in the 50 freestyle, despite misjudging the…

  • Dara Torres training video courtesy of REFUEL

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    Great video here featuring Dara Torres, who together with five other 2012 USA Swimming team hopefuls and other prominent US athletes is backing the new REFUEL | “got chocolate milk?â„¢” campaign. You know, there is science supporting refueling with chocolate milk, and it is delicious also. Via The Sacramento Bee.

  • Dara Torres battling time, pain to make record 6th Olympic team

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    Dara Torres who turns 45 next month is finding it slower going these days as she attempts yet another comeback in pursuit of making her sixth Olympic swim team this summer. “I am middle-aged so that makes it more difficult,” she said in a rare concession to the passage of time. “When I had this…

  • Herald Sun names Thorpe as top 3 comeback failure, Torres as top 2 success

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    Ouch, the Herald Sun has apparently given up on Ian Thorpe with the Olympic Trials yet to come, and names him the top 3 most unsuccessful comeback behind tennis player Bjorn Borg and boxing legend Muhammad Ali: 3: Ian Thorpe: We may never know the genuine reasons behind his comeback but to date it has…

  • Dara Torres was bulimic ?

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    Not that I’m totally shocked – swimming has all kinds of problems, including that it really helps to be as light as possible. Read dagblog.com Days ago I finished Age Is Just A Number, perennial Olympic swimmer Dara Torres’ ghost written autobiography. Lithe and streamlined as juniors, women swimmers often struggle with weight as their…

  • Dara Torres 25.24 and 2nd in the 50 free at the US Winter National Championships

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    44-year-old swimming legend Dara Torres posted her best result since the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, with a 25.24 and 2nd in the 50 freestyle at the ATT Winter National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Fellow American Jessica Hardy was first in 25.08. Torres is happy, “It’s nice to finish second. I haven’t been second in a…

  • 44-year-old Torres could become oldest Olympic swimmer

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    Great video here, know at least one Faroese girl who is fascinated by this ‘old’ lady repeatedly beating the up-and-coming kids. Dara Torres, 44, has won 12 Olympic Medals and is not stopping here. She hopes to compete in one final Olympic Games and at 45 become the oldest ever Olympic swimmer (already the oldest…

  • Nyad, Torres et al push the limits of athletic excellence

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    Life-affirming post here on The Washington Times: Dara Torres became the oldest female swimmer in Olympic Games history in 2008. The American won three silver medals at age 41. Now she’s training to make the U.S. team competing at the 2012 Games/ Torres will be 45 when the London Olympics begin on July 27, 2012.…

  • Torres Needs Her Leg Broken In Order To Heal Knee

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    42 year-old olympic swimmer Dara Torres is to have her left shinbone broken, in order to create more room for cartilage to grow around the kneecap. After that, she’ll have to recover for up to 18 months, but hopes that this will motivate her even more, to come back for the 2012 London Olympics. Read…