Dara Torres

HOLMES: Well, the name Dara Torres, a lot of people know her, Olympic champion - know her because of what she did the big comeback at the age of 41.

CNN Transcript May 2, 2009

Also at the 2008 Olympics, Dara Torres beat swimmers half her age, winning three silver medals at age 41.

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To me, Dara Torres represents everything that sports should be.

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One of the biggest stories of the 2008 Olympics is swimmer Dara Torres (born in Los Angeles, CA 1967).

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Throughout the summer of 2008, for example, many wondered how forty-one-year-old Dara Torres had managed to come back to her sport and win a medal at the Beijing Olympic Games after seven years off from competition and a pregnancy to boot.

Choke

Without the hundreds of thousands of dollars Dara Torres shelled out for coaches, trainers, doctors, and practice time, she would never have made her latest Olympic comeback.

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HOLMES: I got to hop in - hop in the water with something far less intimidating, Dara Torres.

CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2010

HOLMES: I got to hop in -- hop in the water with something far less intimidating, Dara Torres.

CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2010