Dara Torres-Amazing

I just looked at the article that Gull posted on the previous page. It states "its effectiveness in enhancing physical performance is still unproved...", so even if you could show that Torres was doping with this substance (which no one has), it doesn't necessarily explain her performance. How can anyone still so readily and without question As other people have pointed out, the questions have been asked and answered. Until there are more questions or more data, that's what we have to work with. Q1) Has she been tested for doping? A1) Up the wazoo. You may not like the state of the current system, but she has gone above and beyond the call of duty to answer this question. Q2) Has she shown a drastic change in physical performance (like mediocre swimmers becoming world champions practically overnight)? A2) No. She held American and World records back in 1983, so she has always been a talent, with some of the best coaches and support staff. Q3) Shouldn't the retirement have hindered her progress? A3) Michael Jordon retired from basketball to play baseball, and was still (arguably) the best player when he came back. By all accounts, even though Torres wasn't competing during retirement, she stayed in phenomenal shape. (Tae-Bo videos come to mind.) Q4) Shouldn't loss of flexibility and recovery time be an issue? A4) She has a staff of experts to make sure she is stretching and recovering from work-outs. Q5) Is it reasonable that she is going faster now than 25 years ago? A5) Twenty-five years ago, Rowdy Gaines had the 100 free world record with 49.36. In the semis, 14 of the 16 men's swimmers went faster than this. This is most likely due to improvements in training and technique (and swimsuits :drink: ). In my opinion (and only an opinion), these improvements can be enough to offset the decrease of physical ability due to age.

I just looked at the article that Gull posted on the previous page. It states "its effectiveness in enhancing physical performance is still unproved...", so even if you could show that Torres was doping with this substance (which no one has), it doesn't necessarily explain her performance. How can anyone still so readily and without question As other people have pointed out, the questions have been asked and answered. Until there are more questions or more data, that's what we have to work with. Q1) Has she been tested for doping? A1) Up the wazoo. You may not like the state of the current system, but she has gone above and beyond the call of duty to answer this question. Q2) Has she shown a drastic change in physical performance (like mediocre swimmers becoming world champions practically overnight)? A2) No. She held American and World records back in 1983, so she has always been a talent, with some of the best coaches and support staff. Q3) Shouldn't the retirement have hindered her progress? A3) Michael Jordon retired from basketball to play baseball, and was still (arguably) the best player when he came back. By all accounts, even though Torres wasn't competing during retirement, she stayed in phenomenal shape. (Tae-Bo videos come to mind.) Q4) Shouldn't loss of flexibility and recovery time be an issue? A4) She has a staff of experts to make sure she is stretching and recovering from work-outs. Q5) Is it reasonable that she is going faster now than 25 years ago? A5) Twenty-five years ago, Rowdy Gaines had the 100 free world record with 49.36. In the semis, 14 of the 16 men's swimmers went faster than this. This is most likely due to improvements in training and technique (and swimsuits :drink: ). In my opinion (and only an opinion), these improvements can be enough to offset the decrease of physical ability due to age.