Profession: Professional Swimmer, Mother, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Role Model
Claim to Fame: A 12-time medalist, Torres was the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Summer Olympic Games (1984-2008)
Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California
Birthday: April 15, 1967
Height: 5 ft. 11 in.
my After is: “Mashing” (her trainers use their feet to help release toxins from muscles, improve healthy blood flow to allow muscles to stretch more effectively), Ki Hara resistance stretching and refueling with chocolate milk
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Short Bio:
Dara Grace Torres is an American international swimmer and a twelve-time Olympic medalist. She grew up in Los Angeles, California, and followed her brothers to swim practice at the local Y.M.C.A. starting at age seven. As a teenager, Torres swam for the Mission Viejo Nadadores under Olympic coach Mark Schubert. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she earned 28 All-American swimming honors. Torres has won twelve Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), five of which she won in the 2000 Summer Olympics when, at age 33, she was the oldest member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Swim Team. She has won at least one medal in each of the five Olympics in which she has competed, making her the second-most decorated American Olympian after swimmer Michael Phelps.
Torres is an author of two successful books, a memoir titled ‘Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life’, published in April 2011 and ‘Gold Medal Fitness’ which quickly landed a spot on the coveted New York Times Best-Selling list. Torres was the first female athlete to grace the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, has graced the cover of leading national magazines, and has also appeared as a commentator on such networks as Fox News, ESPN and the Discovery Channel.
Doing Good:
Torres works with multiple charities including non-profit organizations focused on colorectal cancer, which claimed her father’s life.