Torres swimming in College Station this weekend

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....at the Texas Senior Circuit meet at Texas A&M. In prelims she dusted the 50 fly (LCM) field with a 25.84. Only two men swam faster than her - one of them Ricky Berens. Live results
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  • In her book she said she had her shoulder "cleaned out" after the Olympics. I would think she would be 100% after that. I have no doubt she'll go for that gold in the 50 free. She won't rest until she gets it. She HATES to lose. Age schmage. (She'll be 45). I read Dara's book on my SwimFest travels and thought it was very worthwhile (and fun!) from a coach or a swimmer's perspective. She really takes us through the years of her experience with different coaches, physical and mental highs and lows, pool locations, race prep, competitons - and her life. It is mind boggling that this woman was able to repeatedly leave the sport and return - to rise to the most elite level of swimming in so many different phases of her life. I also have the sense that Dara Torres is not finished. Why on earth should she be if she still loves it - has the resources - and is one of the 2 or 3 fastest sprinters on earth? No one has proved that she, Lezak, or any of these other career professional swimmers are doing anything illegal to stay in the game. I wish them all well - and love watching them swim so FAST! The book, AGE IS JUST A NUMBER, is fun stuff. Masters swimmers will enjoy it - she does a good job by us! LOVED how she gives credit to Randy Nutt for bringing her back into the competition at workout in Florida!
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  • In her book she said she had her shoulder "cleaned out" after the Olympics. I would think she would be 100% after that. I have no doubt she'll go for that gold in the 50 free. She won't rest until she gets it. She HATES to lose. Age schmage. (She'll be 45). I read Dara's book on my SwimFest travels and thought it was very worthwhile (and fun!) from a coach or a swimmer's perspective. She really takes us through the years of her experience with different coaches, physical and mental highs and lows, pool locations, race prep, competitons - and her life. It is mind boggling that this woman was able to repeatedly leave the sport and return - to rise to the most elite level of swimming in so many different phases of her life. I also have the sense that Dara Torres is not finished. Why on earth should she be if she still loves it - has the resources - and is one of the 2 or 3 fastest sprinters on earth? No one has proved that she, Lezak, or any of these other career professional swimmers are doing anything illegal to stay in the game. I wish them all well - and love watching them swim so FAST! The book, AGE IS JUST A NUMBER, is fun stuff. Masters swimmers will enjoy it - she does a good job by us! LOVED how she gives credit to Randy Nutt for bringing her back into the competition at workout in Florida!
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