Dara just one the national title in the 100M Freestyle in 54.4 at the ripe old age of 40. Simply Incredible. :applaud: :woot:
If that's not inspiring I don't know what is.
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Another interesting story about Dara, this one from USA Today:
Forty-one-year-old Olympian Torres gains pool of 40-ish fans
www.usatoday.com/.../2008-07-07-torres-fans_N.htm
What's really interesting is the chart at the end of the article. (I don't know why it only shows one woman.)
At 41, Dara Torres will become the oldest female swimmer in Olympic history. The oldest Olympic swimmers:
Male
Name.......................Country......Last Olympics...Age
Satoshi Maruya.............Japan........1968............51
Juan Miranda...............El Salvador..1984............46
Peter Mingie...............Canada.......1948............43
Bartholomeus Roodenburch...Netherlands..1908............42
Wladyslaw Kuncewicz........Poland.......1928............40
Ricardo Busquets...........Puerto Rico..2004............40
William Robinson...........Britain......1908............38
Zeno von Singalewicz.......Austria......1912............37
Paul De Backer.............Belgium......1920............37
Gilles Coudray.............Congo........1992............37
Mamadou Ouedraogo..........Burkina Faso.2004............37
Female
Helen Slatter..............Britain......1996............36
Another interesting story about Dara, this one from USA Today:
Forty-one-year-old Olympian Torres gains pool of 40-ish fans
www.usatoday.com/.../2008-07-07-torres-fans_N.htm
What's really interesting is the chart at the end of the article. (I don't know why it only shows one woman.)
At 41, Dara Torres will become the oldest female swimmer in Olympic history. The oldest Olympic swimmers:
Male
Name.......................Country......Last Olympics...Age
Satoshi Maruya.............Japan........1968............51
Juan Miranda...............El Salvador..1984............46
Peter Mingie...............Canada.......1948............43
Bartholomeus Roodenburch...Netherlands..1908............42
Wladyslaw Kuncewicz........Poland.......1928............40
Ricardo Busquets...........Puerto Rico..2004............40
William Robinson...........Britain......1908............38
Zeno von Singalewicz.......Austria......1912............37
Paul De Backer.............Belgium......1920............37
Gilles Coudray.............Congo........1992............37
Mamadou Ouedraogo..........Burkina Faso.2004............37
Female
Helen Slatter..............Britain......1996............36
