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Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events.
The fastest swimmer in American history, Dara Torres has swum in 5 Olympics, and in 2008 at the age of 41 was the oldest swimming to ever make the U.S. Olympic team.
Feb 2, 2024 · Olympic swimmer Dara Torres couldn’t have been more surprised when, at age 25, she first discovered she had asthma. The 12-time medalist had just won her second gold medal at the 1992 Summer...
Dara Torres, the most decorated US female Olympic athlete of all-time, NY Times best-selling author, fitness advocate, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and mother, started her career on the international stage by breaking her first world record at the age of 15.
Feb 22, 2021 · Swimmer Dara Torres won 12 Olympic medals over a nearly 25-year span from age 17 to 41. But success in the pool early on in her career hid struggles with a serious...
Dara Torres had the longest successful career of any Olympic swimmer, one which saw her win 12 Olympic medals and four gold medals. Torres began her career in 1984, winning a gold medal in the 4×100 freestyle relay.
Jun 18, 2024 · One of the most decorated Olympians in US History, Dara Torres will be moving to Boston to take over as the BC Head Swimming and Diving Coach.
Swimming for Randy Reece at the University of Florida, Torres earned 28 NCAA All-American swimming awards. At the 1988 Olympic Games, she won two silver medals swimming on relays.
Hall Of Fame Bio. Dara Torres had one of the longest, most successful careers of any Olympic swimmer, one which saw her win 12 Olympic medals, four of those being gold medals. In her first Olympics in 1984, Torres captured the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay.
Torres makes a golden comeback. After returning to competitive swimming at the age of 33, the USA’s Dara Torres won medals in all five of the events she contested at Sydney 2000, including two relay golds.
