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    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 ...

  2. Feb 22, 2021 · Swimmer Dara Torres won 12 Olympic medals over a nearly 25-year span from age 17 to 41. But success in the pool early on in her career hid struggles with a serious eating disorder. Torres...

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  3. The fastest swimmer in American history, Dara Torres has swum in 5 Olympics, and in 2008 at the age of 41 was the oldest swimming to ever make the U.S. Olympic team. Named one of the "Top Female Athletes of the Decade" by Sports Illustrated, Dara proves that dreams are attainable at any age.

  4. Biography. Dara Torres had the longest successful career of any Olympic swimmer, one which saw her win 12 Olympic medals and four gold medals. Torres began her career in 1984, winning a gold medal in the 4×100 freestyle relay. She added a silver and bronze in relays in 1988, and seemingly ended her swimming career with another gold in the 4× ...

  5. Dara Torres (USA) 2016 SWIMMER. // CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. In 1983, as a junior in high school, she broke the world record in the 50-meter freestyle. In 1984, won her first Olympic gold medal as a...

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  7. Feb 2, 2024 · Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres on Her 30-Year Journey with Asthma: 'It's the Challenges That Motivate Me' (Exclusive) "I realized I had to work hard to be good," she tells PEOPLE. By ANDREW...

  8. 4 min. Swimming. (Getty Images) In the first part of her career, US swimmer Dara Torres won four Olympic relay medals at three different Games. She began her collection with a gold in the 4x100m freestyle at Los Angeles 1984, with two more medals coming her way at Seoul 1988: a silver in the 4x100m medley, in which she swam in the heats only ...

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