Torres is 41 and the mother of a 2-year-old daughter, Tessa Grace. In 1982, she broke her first
of three world records - she was only 14 then. In 1984 (before Michael Phelps was even born,) Torres competed in the LA Olympics and won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay. In 1988, she competed in the Seoul Olympics, earning a silver and a bronze medal. Torres retired once in 1989, but came back to competed in the Barcelona Games (1992) where she won another gold for the 4 x 100 free relay. At 25, she retired a second time...In 2008 Dara Torres is competing in her 5th Olympic Games! She’ll also be oldest female swimmer in the history of the Olympics. The New York Times did a beautiful piece on her back in June.
Dana became pregnant in 2005, she continued to swim. Her daughter, Tessa, was born in April of 2006 when Dana began training once again for the 2008 Olympics!
Today's Friday Feel Good goes to Dara - a woman who is not only physically fit but continues to stay mentally and emotionally in the game. Torres is a perfect example of a woman who knows that getting older does not mean she's out of the game. Good luck in Beijing Dara, i'll be rooting for you!! :)
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I think you might 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
Ok, I read this with complete awe. What a woman! Then I clicked on that photo to have a closer look at her stunning abs.
...And, I realise how completely shallow this is of me in light her incredible accomplishments but... when I looked really closely at that photo, it looks like her bikini has been Photoshopped on. Is it just my eyes, or do you think so too?
I very much adore her physique!
Her bikini does not seem photoshopeed on to me, then again, what do I know but that its on.
So mad the USA did not pull in more metals in swimming!
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