Torres out of 100

I wish people would stop comparing Dara's times to the Men's Masters times. This comparison is just plain silly - nobody in Masteres swimming has the type of training AND recovery program Dara is having. Show me 10 Masters swimmers 40 years old that train full-time - by the way, they should also be Olympians in top physical condition. The only comparison I keep hearing is Spitz. I don't know what he was doing, but to simply say "she can't do it because Spitz could not" ? Jason Lezak swam a 49.1 in 2000 at age 24. That is the prime age for swimmers - yes most world records in Men's swimming are still set between ages 20 and 24 --- so now he swims 47.5 . Sure - he has been training every year since 2000, but layoffs are by no means all that difficult to overcome as people imagine. We gave you examples. How about Dennis Baker, Dr. Ron Karnough, Karlyn Pipes. . . Etc. None have beaten best times now that they are in their 40s let alone place in the top two at trials and set an AR.

I wish people would stop comparing Dara's times to the Men's Masters times. This comparison is just plain silly - nobody in Masteres swimming has the type of training AND recovery program Dara is having. Show me 10 Masters swimmers 40 years old that train full-time - by the way, they should also be Olympians in top physical condition. The only comparison I keep hearing is Spitz. I don't know what he was doing, but to simply say "she can't do it because Spitz could not" ? Jason Lezak swam a 49.1 in 2000 at age 24. That is the prime age for swimmers - yes most world records in Men's swimming are still set between ages 20 and 24 --- so now he swims 47.5 . Sure - he has been training every year since 2000, but layoffs are by no means all that difficult to overcome as people imagine. We gave you examples. How about Dennis Baker, Dr. Ron Karnough, Karlyn Pipes. . . Etc. None have beaten best times now that they are in their 40s let alone place in the top two at trials and set an AR.