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Dara Torres
Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer who is a twelve-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first and only swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and, at age 41, was the oldest swimmer ever to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. 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.
Torres has won twelve Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), one of three women with the most Olympic women's swimming medals. She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics when, at age 33, she was the oldest member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Swim Team. She has also won at least one medal in each of the five Olympics in which she has competed, making her one of only a handful of Olympians to earn medals in five different Games.
== Early years ==
Torres was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Edward Torres and Marylu Kauder.〔Mike Downey, "( She's propelled by dad's memory ), ''Los Angeles Times'' (August 16, 2008). Retrieved November 27, 2014.〕 Her father was a Cuban-born real estate developer and casino owner; her mother Marylu was a former model.〔〔Elizabeth Weil, "( A Swimmer of a Certain Age )," ''The New York Times'' magazine (June 29, 2008). Retrieved November 27, 2014.〕 Torres grew up in Beverly Hills, California, the fifth of six children and the older of two girls.〔 As a 7-year-old, she followed in the footsteps of her older brothers by joining their community Y.M.C.A. for swimming practice; afterward, she signed up for the swimming club in Culver City to train.〔 At 14, she won the national open championship in the 50-yard freestyle by defeating the then-current champion, Jill Sterkel, a college junior.〔Dan Levin, "( She's Set Her Sights On L.A. )," ''Sports Illustrated'' (June 16, 1984). Retrieved November 28, 2014.〕
She attended the Westlake School for Girls (now Harvard-Westlake School),〔 and competed for the Westlake swim team under coach Darlene Bible from the seventh grade through her sophomore year in high school.〔Ally White, "( Five-time Olympic swimmer Torres '85 to speak at assembly )," ''The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle'' (March 15, 2013). Retrieved November 27, 2014.〕 She was also a member of the Westlake basketball, gymnastics and volleyball teams.〔 During her 1983–84 high school junior year, she left home to swim for the Mission Viejo Nadadores in Mission Viejo, California, while training for her first Olympics under coach Mark Schubert.〔 After the 1984 Olympics, Torres returned to the Westlake School to graduate in 1985.〔
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