Age is Meaningless, Part 9

Dara Torres just won the silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle. She nearly won, losing by less than a second. Oh, and don't forget, she's 41.


She followed that up by winning a silver as she swam the anchor leg of the 4 by 100 medley relay.

SI wrote a nice piece about her, noting that her time of 52.27 in the relay was the fastest split ever in a women's medley relay.

Here and here are my previous posts about her.

When asked by NBC afterwards what she'd tell her 2-year-old, she said, "Never put an age limit on your dreams."

Amen to that.

Setting an Example

Dara Torres' performance at the U.S. Olympic trials continues to generate a lot of interest, and what she did certainly does show all of us what can be accomplished. Can we make the Olympics? Doubtful. But we sure can do more than we often think.

My close friend Katie Hobson explored the issue of training as you age in her excellent blog over at U.S. News recently.

Age is Meaningless, Part 8

This one speaks for itself: At 41, Dara Torres is going to the Olympics, again.

I've written in the past about her training, and the Times recently wrote again about it and her quest.

Age is Meaningless, Part 4

Olympic swimmer Dara Torres is setting records at age 40. Today's New York Times has a nice piece on how she's doing it. One key: She's spending less time in the water now than she did years ago to allow her body to rest more.