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     Saturday, July 05, 2008

Dara Torres

For about a year now I have been following the progress of Dara Torres as she has been making her way back to the Olympics in Beijing this summer. When the average age of an Olympic swimmer is something like 19 it is amazing that a 41-year-old woman is not only expected to give it a nice try but to actually win her events and possibly even break some world records - for time, not age.

Last night she won the 100 meter freestyle to make it on to team USA and will be headed to her fifth Olympics. I am in awe, I don't know if it is because of my own recent athletic pursuits or because I want her body.


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