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40-year old Seeks 5th Olympics
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Pocatello, Idaho (August 8, 2007) -- In what may be the most commercial Olympiad in the history of the modern era, with the eyes of the swimming world on Amanda Beard and Michael Phelps, one of the most marketable athletes just may be Dara Torres, a 4-time Olympian with ties to the Gem state.
“Don’t put an age on your dreams.”
Having turned forty in April and just sixteen months removed from delivering a daughter, Torres is back in the pool hoping for a fifth trip to the Olympics.
Torres’ goal is to make the Olympic team in the 50-meter free and a possible spot on the 4x100 relay team. She had two first place finishes at last weekend’s U.S. National Championships. At the natatorium on the IUPUI campus, the Parkland, Florida resident touched first in the 100-meter freestyle and then followed that with a similar finish in the 50-meter.
“It’s an awesome feeling,” said...
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