Interesting article on Torres in today's Wash Post.
Knew she was working to earn a spot on the U.S. team for the world championship later this summer, but had no idea she was thinking of a run at the 2012 olympics. I think that's awesome.
The psychic medium stuff was also news to me, but it works for her and that's what matters.
Why not try for 2012 if she is getting the sponsorship she is getting. Plus, maybe she sees her child more since she doesn't have to do the typical 9-5, now 8-5 job.
With all the dough Ms. Torres has, I would think she would have gone for a large, rather than a medium.
Really ... And how hard is it to predict someone might still have a kid when they're only 33?!
It does make her sound a bit looney.
I think there are a lot of older ex-elite swimmers out there who could still be competitive if they got back in the pool, 100% focus. Most swimmers give up after a great Olympics because of the large span between games - four years is a long time to just train and wait. If Phelps is able to even remotely duplicate the success of the 08 games in 2012, we will see an athlete that will have competed at 4 Olympic games and dominated at 3. But he will only be 27 years old. If you think about it, we could still see Michael Phelps winning medals at the 2016 games as a 31 year old swimmer. It all depends on him!
I think that it is easy for Torres to swim fast as her age because she is a sprinter. Now, could a distance swimmer or IMer swim at an elite level in their late 30s or early 40s? It would be cool to see Janet Evans make a comeback.
Looney indeed.
Her posse includes a midget, a shaman, and a toddler.
We didn't learn about her pharmacist, lawyer, shrink, and accountant.
However, more power to her. She is an American success story.
And pretty to boot.
A midget, a shaman and a toddler walk into a bar...
I'm lost. Who is the midget? I assume the shaman is the medium/psychic? And the toddler is that...chuck e cheese? No, wait. Tessa.
What's up with the "love monkey" (as described in a previous thread) break up? Gossip and details please!
