Dara Torres is an American swimmer from California. She won her first Olympic medal in 1984. Torres qualified for the U.S. Olympic swimming team by winning both the 100 meter and 50 meter freestyle races. She is the oldest female swimmer ever to compete in the Olympics and the only swimmer to win medals in five Olympic Games.NBC Olympics: Dara Torres

Torres won three silver medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. She won an individual silver in the 50 meter freestyle and helped the U.S. women's team win silver in the 4 x 100 meter medley relay and the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay events.NBC Olympics: Dara Torres

Torres' physique is widely noted as one advantage she has over other swimmers. Her other advantage is money. Torres grew up in Beverly Hills, has lucrative sponsorship and modeling contracts, and is able to spend $100,000 a year or more on the various facets of training. "Torres’s retinue includes a head coach, a sprint coach, a strength coach, two stretchers, two masseuses, a chiropractor and a nanny," the New York Times reports.The New York Times: A Swimmer of a Certain Age (June 29, 2008)

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• The Wall Street Journal: 41-Year-Old Torres Snags Two Silvers (August 17, 2008)

• ABC News: Torres Shows the Young How It's Done (July 5, 2008)

• The New York Times: A Swimmer of a Certain Age (June 29, 2008)

• Baltimore Sun: Swimmer Torres seeks Olympic return (June 29, 2008)

• Sun-Sentinel.com: Dara Torres, 41, vying for fifth Olympic Games appearance (June 29, 2008)

• STLtoday.com: Never too old to dream (June 29, 2008)

• The New York Times: Torres Is Getting Older, but Swimming Faster (November 18, 2007)

• Women's Health Magazine: Meet Dara Torres (November 2007)

• Washington Post: At 40, Torres Is Back In the Fast Lane (August 1, 2007)

• Dr.Donnica: Olympic Swimmer Faces Upstream Battle With Infertility (May 22, 2004)

• Sports Hollywood: 10 Questions With Dara Torres (March 10, 2001)

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