Swimmer dara torres biography book

          From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams..

          DARA TORRES has set three world records and has brought home twelve Olympic medals, including four golds.

        1. Dara Grace Torres is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events.
        2. From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.
        3. The fastest swimmer in American history, Dara Torres has swam in 5 Olympics, and at age 41 was the oldest swimming to ever make the U.S. Olympic team.
        4. Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, ) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three.

          5. Dara Torres

          American swimmer (born 1967)

          For the politician, see Dara Torre.

          Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events.

          Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and at age 41, the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and won silver medals in all three events.

          Torres won 12 Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), at the time this was the most Olympic women's swimming medals, tied with fellow American Jenny Thompson.

          Torres won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, when at age 33, she was the oldest member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic swim team. She won at least one medal in each of the five Olympics in which she competed.