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Dara Torres

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Dara Torres is an American former competitive swimmer, coach and author who won twelve Olympic medals, four gold, four silver and four bronze, and formerly held world records in three events. Born in 1967 and raised in Beverly Hills, California, she became the first swimmer to represent the United States at five Olympic Games, in 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008, and at the age of forty-one the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the United States Olympic team. She won five medals at the 2000 Sydney Games at the age of thirty-three and won at least one medal at each of her five Olympics. At Beijing in 2008 she won silver in all three of her events. She later became head coach of Boston College.

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Birth Year
1967 1
Gender
Female 2
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Gold Medals
4 1
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Competed In

1984 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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1988 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2000 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2008 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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Plays

Swimming, Sports
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Nationality

United States

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is an American former competitive swimmer
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1. Dara Torres (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born April 15, 1967
  • Lead, Olympic gold medals
    Torres won 12 Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze)
  • Lead, Olympic medal total
    Torres won 12 Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze)
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American former competitive swimmer
  • Plays: Swimming, Lead, sport
    is an American former competitive swimmer, coach, and author
  • Competed In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
    At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Torres was a member of the winning U.S. women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay team
  • Competed In: 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
    For the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Torres qualified for the U.S.
  • Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
    Torres won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, when at age 33, she was the oldest member of the 2000 U.S.
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
    At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and won silver medals in all three events.
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2. Olympedia: Dara Torres
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