Dara Torres

Dara Torres is arguably the fastest female swimmer in America. Since her first international swimming competition at age 14, Dara has competed in five Olympic Games winning a total of 12 Olympic medals in her career, including 4 Gold. Dara captured the hearts and minds of people of all ages when she launched her comeback as a new mother at the age of 41 – eight years since her last Olympics when she retired from competitive swimming.
The first female athlete to grace the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Dara Torres has also appeared as a commentator on such networks as Fox News, ESPN and the Discovery Channel. Her memoir, Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life, was published in April and was listed as one of the top 25 best-selling business books in the month of June 2009.
In 2009, Dara was named one of the Top Female Athletes of the decade by Sports Illustrated magazine. She also won the Best Comeback award at the 17th Annual ESPY Awards.
Olympian, author, mother, and role model, Dara Torres is many things to many people, but above all, she is an inspiration.