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Dara Torres
Winning twelve Olympic swimming medals across five Games, including three silvers at forty-one.
Freestyle relay gold · Five Sydney medals
- Born
- 15 April 1967
- Birthplace
- Beverly Hills, United States
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Dara Torres
Dara Torres is an American swimmer whose repeated comebacks extended her Olympic career from 1984 to 2008.
Early life
California childhood
Started swimming young and competed while at Westlake School.
College swimming
Attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship.
Career
- 1984
Olympic debut
Won relay gold at Los Angeles.
- 2000
First comeback
Returned to win five medals at Sydney.
- 2008
Beijing return
Qualified for her fifth Olympics.
Achievements
Freestyle relay gold
Helped the United States win the 4×100 metres.
Five Sydney medals
Won two relay golds and three individual bronzes.
Three silvers
Medalled in the 50 metres freestyle and two relays.
Beyond sport
Motherhood
Returned to Olympic competition after having her daughter.
Sharing experience
Wrote Age Is Just a Number about her life and comeback.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Identity and date cross-check ↗Photo: Original image: Bryan Allison. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
