Dara is at it again!

That looks good in print but sometimes does not play out so well in life. Not everybody can have a comeback like she has. It's more than just sheer determination...there are physiological factors at play here as well. Having said that, it is quite inspirational and as I have said before, quite an advertising option for USMS should she actually make the team. Genetics, physiology and many other factors definitely come into play for all as we age. She does prove that it is POSSIBLE though!

not sure if it was her first ever, but her first masters meet after having the baby was scy nats in Coral Springs last May. I think she might have been 6 weeks post-partum, if that, and only did relays. She was incredibly fast and, darn her, incredibly skinny!!! Actually it's even more incredible because it was only about 3-4 weeks. The baby was born on April 18th and I believe Nationals were May 11th-14th. She waited two weeks to start swimming so basically she had been in the water two weeks or less and she goes a 24. Totally amazing!!!

She inspires me that age is no limit to what you can achieve! She's like fine wine....better with age. I love the fact that she is also a mother and able to train at the level she is. More inspiration! I've always pulled for her....she was my idol when I was a teenager....then an adult and now a "40 something" mom! YOU GO GIRL!!! That looks good in print but sometimes does not play out so well in life. Not everybody can have a comeback like she has. It's more than just sheer determination...there are physiological factors at play here as well. Having said that, it is quite inspirational and as I have said before, quite an advertising option for USMS should she actually make the team.

And at it again. She won the 50 meter freestyle in 25.00 (meet record) in Monaco as part of the Mare Nostrum swim series. She beat Jodie Henry and Alice Mills of Australia. Next up is a sectional meet in Florida and then US Nationals.