Many great stories have come out of the USA Olympic Swimming Trials. Certainly there have been phenomenal performances from the likes of Phelps, Lochte, Hoff, Beard, Peirsol, Spann....
But I believe that the greatest story of these trials concerns 41 year-old mother Dara Torres. Torres came out of a 7 year retirement to win the 100m free yesterday, qualifying for her 5th Olympic Games. In a sport where a 25 year-old is considered 'ancient', Torres has proved that anything is possible. Torres set a WR in the 50m free when she was only 14. It is mind boggling that 27 years have passed and she is still swimming amongst the elite of the elite. The New York Times featured this excellent article here.
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