Dara Torres, five-time gold medalist swimmer discusses her new book, "Age is Just a Number". watch
Usain Bolt was crowned the worlds fastest man and Dara Torres picked up two more silver medals at age 41 but without a doubt the day belonged to Michael Phelps The king of the Water Cube contributed a sizzling 5015 butterfly split historys fastest to the USs world-record setting 4x100-meter medley relay earning his eighth gold medal in Beijing and leaving Mark Spitz venerable 1972 record in his proverbial wake The sport of swimming will never be the same NBCs Rowdy Gaines said The name Michael Phelps will be synonymous with perfectionAs Phelps was quick to point out dont forget the names of his teammates either Aaron Peirsol Brendan Hansen salvaging an otherwise disappointing Olympics and Jason Lezak the hero of the 4x100 freestyle relay swam the backstroke breaststroke and freestyle legs respectively And as if feeling responsible for Phelps historic run wasnt enough Lezak jokingly told NBCs read more
Dara Torres just might be the story of the Water Cube tonight no small feat when Michael Phelps is going for his eighth gold medal The 41-year-old athletic marvel is on track to win a medal possibly gold in the womens 50-meter freestyle airing at 1003 pmET on NBC Torres is on her fifth Olympic team a record for a US swimmer and shes the oldest Olympic swimmer in history a mark she actually first made in Sydney at age 33 The 50 could bring her eleventh career medal No 10 was the silver she won last weekend on the 4x100 freestyle relayMany of Torres teammates werent even born when she competed in her first Olympic Games in 1984 at the tender age of 17 I feel like a lot of times Im one of the kids here on the team Torres says but in reality shes a middle-aged mama With her 2-year-old daughter Tessa Grace cheering from the stands Torres won both the 50- and 100-meter freestyles at the US Olympic triread more