Added: Jul 5, 2008
From: AssociatedPress
Duration: 1:57
Sports41-Year-Old Swimmer Makes Olympic History41-Year-Old Swimmer Makes Olympic HistoryThe Associated PressDara did it. The 41-year-old will be the oldest woman ever to compete in Olympic swimming after finishing first in the 100-meter freestyle event at the Omaha trials. (July 4)((TRACK))((SUPER: Omaha, Neb.)) ((PICS added in WDC)) ON A NIGHT WHEN MICHAEL PHELPS BROKE ANOTHER WORLD RECORD, DARA TORRES STOLE THE SHOW.THE 41-YEAR-OLD POSTED A TIME OF 53-POINT-7-8 SECONDS, TOUCHING THE WALL FIRST IN THE 100-METER FREESTYLE EVENT.SHE BESTED NATALIE COUGHLIN, A SWIMMER 16 YEARS HER JUNIOR, AND A FIELD FULL OF TWENTY-SOMETHINGS.BEIJING WILL BE HER FIFTH GAMES.HER FIRST WAS IN 19-84.NINE MEDALS AND TWO RETIREMENTS LATER, SHE'LL BE THE OLDEST WOMEN TO EVER COMPETE IN OLYMPIC SWIMMING.((SOT))((SUPER: Dara Torres/U.S. Swimmer))'I was shocked when I touched the wall. I could not see the scoreboard. With my age, I was like, 'Gosh, what does that say?' Then, I heard the announcer, and I could kind of see it like, blurry. But, they need to make those numbers bigger for people my age. // I'm shocked. I don't think it's really hit me yet that I'm on a fifth Olympic team. I walked into drug testing and Ryan Lochte and Aaron Piersol and Phelps are in there and I was like, 'Whoa, I'm with them.'((SOT))((SUPER: Michael Phelps/U.S. Swimmer))'You know, Dara. Yeah. As I call her, my mom. You know, at 41. She's 41 right? 41 with a kid?'((SOT))((SUPER: Dara Torres/U.S. Swimmer))Reporter: 'Michael was in here earlier and he referred to you as his second mom. What can you say about that?'I like to be referred to as a big sister to my teammates, although I am as old as some of their parents. // I feel like I'm on their level on one hand. On the other hand I have a lot of experience and I'm maybe not on their level. I actually take that as a compliment that he refers to me as the mom there. But, I don't know if the kids actually think that. Maybe aunt. Go with aunt.'((STANDUP))((SUPER: Jason Bronis/Omaha, Neb.))'Torres isn't finished here in Omaha. She'll look to make history again by qualifying for the Olympics in the 50-meter freestyle event over the weekend. JB, the AP, Omaha, Neb.'
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BryanMDK Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - Id HIT THAT
SullySixx Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - tkadri85 you are just one those people that even when the facts smack you right in your face you still cant accept it.SHE DOES NOT USE STEROIDS THERE IS NO STERIOD THAT CANT BE DETECTED.
SullySixx Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - So what that does not mean she is taking steroids. Three weeks of steroid use is not going to do much at all. she was swiming while she was preagnant all the time. my brothers gf who had a kid was back to normal in two weeks back to her normal weight and everything after having her kid some people are just geneticly gifted
SullySixx Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - you are an idot tkadri three weeks of steroid use is not gonna do shit not enough to break a world record grow up. Are just fat and ugly and just cant believe a women as beautiful as her can do what she does at 41 what is it? jealousy?
SullySixx Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - Lets say your right and she did take steroids way back in what 2006 you say? what does it matter now because she is not taking them now so SHUT YOUR MOUTH
mulker47 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - Like I said, I hope she's clean, but look at all the baseball players that got better from ages 30-40 and got caught. Then look at Holyfield and Foreman, who fought hard and courageously into their 40's but were nowhere near as good as they were in their mid-20's. Carl Lewis slowed down in the 100m and was not able to qualify in the 1992 or 1996 games. He did win gold in long jump in those years, but his prime sprinter years were over.
mulker47 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - SullySixx.........do a websearch on IGF-1 and read about this potent form of HGH. People take it for 6 weeks, then reap benefits for months before taking it again. I know so many people that swear by it. I don't know a single person that had tested positive for it. It is not an anabolic steroid, but it is an effective performance enhancing drug. It heals injuries and creates a ripped physique as it supposedly changes your cellular structure.
tkadri85 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - Wrong. This statement in and of itself shows your ignorance. The steroid industry's JOB is to make steroids that can't be detected. Who would buy steroids that they know can be detected? Facts? All I've seen is mindless rambling from you.
tkadri85 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - If you even bothered to read what I wrote, I never said that she used steroids in that three weeks after birth. I am suggesting that she used steroids to heal and recover from her numerous surgeries that she had. In one of your statements on here you said that 41 isn't that old. Compared to a person in their twenties, it is.By a person's thirties they are already on the way down as far as their prime is concerned.Men's testosterone(needed for muscle growth) levels start declining. at this age.
tkadri85 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - Once again, learn to read before you open your mouth because it is obvious that you have read none of my post nor researched the events surrounding Dara Torres. You're basically talking out of your ass. I never said that she used steroids just during the three weeks after giving birth. I never stated EXACTLY when she used them, just that it seems probable given the circumstances. Sad that just because honest people want to see honest athletes, that others feel the need to make petty remarks.
tkadri85 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - Actually it does matter because the results of steroid use can last long after taking them. Part of the reason that anyone even gives a damn about her is the age at which she is doing this. Most athletes get injured in old age because the body cannot carry the burden that it did in younger years. The same happened to her yet she came back. If she had to use steroids to do it, then their is nothing miraculous about it. She is just another Barry Bonds.
mulker47 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - tkadri85 is right....you just don't get better than you ever were at age 41. The body just doesn't move the same way after a certain age. How many 41-year old NFL running backs are there? How many 41-year old 100m sprinters are there? Holyfield and Foreman are my perfect comparisons. They did great things after their physical primes, but they had to adjust to their age. Dara just got better as she got older and retired twice. It is very suspicious.
TearsDropsMN Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - I love this lady she is good and I wish her the best always....
urbanranger101 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - mulker47 is a complete dumbass....swimming doesent take the abuse liek football u dumbfuck your all wrong
mulker47 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - urbanranger101.......It's spelled "You're all wrong." You are is joined to become you're, not your. If you are going to use profanity to insult me, please use correct grammar. I always said I am a big fan of hers and hope she is clean. Read my other posts.
mulker47 Says:
Aug 19, 2008 - urbanranger101.......another tip of advice. You can't really "hide" behind fake screen names. I'll know who you are by tommorrow morning. As for me being a complete dumbass, I have a Masters degree and earn 150K per year. I am also a retired pro football player and know people who have used hormone replacement to heal injuries. I also know people who have spent time with Olympic swimmers in the past 20 years since Seoul.
somnambuIist Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Wow, what a lying little shit you are.
mulker47 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - somnambulist.....The truth hurts, I guess. You can't really "hide" behind fake screennames, so I would suggest you at least don't graduate from profanity to terroristic threats. I am being honest, here. I know so many people who use tiny doses of hormone replacement to heal injuries. Read my earlier posts, too. I said I am a big fan of hers and hope she is clean. If me earning a nice living and being educated bothers you, then pay no mind to me. Calling me names doesn't bother me in the least.
somnambuIist Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - I guess well educated and well paid people can argue pointlessly on youtube as well as the rest of us "regular" folks, but I find it hard to believe you played professional football. Someone who really did wouldn't usually bring it up in an internet argument because they know no one would believe them.
swimmer1098 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - shes my idol x]
mulker47 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - somnambulist.....I never said I played in the NFL. I was a backup linebacker from 1990-93, bouncing around in Canada and American Minor Leagues. I should have worded it as "former" versus retired as I clearly still work and barely made any money from football. However, I don't resort to profanity in my posts.
cptblake Says:
Aug 24, 2008 - The # 1 athlete at these games
musicaldramaqueen Says:
Aug 29, 2008 - Mine too and I'm not even a swimmer!
bristol911 Says:
Aug 30, 2008 - cosmici
mulker47 Says:
Aug 18, 2008 - Evander Holyfield, in 2003 at age 41, was TKO'd in 9 rounds by James Toney. Evander's corner was going to throw in the towel after 8 rounds because Evander wasn't throwing punches. His physique looked its usual amazing self, but his snap, timing, speed and once incredible stamina was gone. Evander has more heart than any athlete I have ever seen, but time ran out on him. You could see a decline in his skills as he got older. He didn't get better when he turned 40. Dara did.........