Dara Torres-Amazing

I think that the people here have all looked at Dara's achievements and her reported workout regime, etc. and formed reasonable opinions. They are, however opposing opinions. I will not try to convince you or others, but my opinion is that Dara is and always has been clean. This opinion has been formed based on the following facts, plus some others that I'm probably forgetting as I type. It isn't like she sat around watching TV and smoking cigarettes in her "off" years from swimming. She has remained incredibly fit throughout the years with her tai bo stint and everything else. When she came back, she learned a new more efficient freestyle stroke and has taken up a new workout regime that is different than anyone else's. Her stroke efficiency was significantly better than anyone else in the pool at nationals last year. THAT is the real difference with Dara, and drugs don't give you that. I noticed the same thing with Kara Lynn Joyce's stroke at the Mizzou meet last week, so maybe her competition is starting to pick up on this. She is also concentrating on very short races, which is more plausible for her limited swimming workouts. Seeing her on the deck at Mizzou, her musculature was not out of proportion vs. any of the other women in the faster heats. I just don't see anything that points decisively to drug use.Amen. Thank you for having a different perspective about the situation than I do (mine changes back and forth) but admitting that my questions aren't irrational, immoral or evil. That's all I was after :applaud:

I think that the people here have all looked at Dara's achievements and her reported workout regime, etc. and formed reasonable opinions. They are, however opposing opinions. I will not try to convince you or others, but my opinion is that Dara is and always has been clean. This opinion has been formed based on the following facts, plus some others that I'm probably forgetting as I type. It isn't like she sat around watching TV and smoking cigarettes in her "off" years from swimming. She has remained incredibly fit throughout the years with her tai bo stint and everything else. When she came back, she learned a new more efficient freestyle stroke and has taken up a new workout regime that is different than anyone else's. Her stroke efficiency was significantly better than anyone else in the pool at nationals last year. THAT is the real difference with Dara, and drugs don't give you that. I noticed the same thing with Kara Lynn Joyce's stroke at the Mizzou meet last week, so maybe her competition is starting to pick up on this. She is also concentrating on very short races, which is more plausible for her limited swimming workouts. Seeing her on the deck at Mizzou, her musculature was not out of proportion vs. any of the other women in the faster heats. I just don't see anything that points decisively to drug use.Amen. Thank you for having a different perspective about the situation than I do (mine changes back and forth) but admitting that my questions aren't irrational, immoral or evil. That's all I was after :applaud: