Legendary women’s swimmer for team USA who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympic online games, an all-time record. She began swimming after pursuing her brothers towards the YMCA. She earned 28 NCAA honours while at the College or university of Florida, including three NCAA specific nationwide championships. She offered delivery to her girl, Tessa Elegance, in 2006. She and Michael Phelps possess both arranged many swimming information for america.
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Full Name Dara Torres
Date Of Birth April 15, 1967
Place Of Birth Beverly Hills, CA
Height 1.8 m
Weight 68 kg
Profession Swimmer
Education University of Florida, Harvard-Westlake School
Nominations Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year
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Has retired from competitive swimming [interview with Bill O'Reilly on July 23, 2012].
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Living, with her daughter Tessa Hoffman, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida since 2005.
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Daughter of Edward Torres and Marylu Kauder.
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Grew up in Los Angeles, the fifth of six children and the elder of two girls.
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At age 7, started following her brothers to swim practice at the local YMCA and later joined the Culver City swim team. During her junior year in high school, she moved to Mission Viejo, California to train for the 1984 Olympics. She started attending the University of Florida in 1985. At Florida, she earned 28 N.C.A.A. All-American swimming awards, the maximum number possible during a college career.
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Had a crush on Rowdy Gaines.
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Mother of Tessa Hoffman. The father is reproductive endocrinologist David Hoffman.
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Won the silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay, and the bronze medal in the Women's 4x100 Meter Freestyle Relay in swimming.
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Won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the Women's 4x100 Meter Freestyle Relay in swimming.
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Won the gold medal at the 2000 Sidney Olympics in the Women's 4x100 Meter Freestyle Relay and Women's 4x100 Medley Relay, and the bronze medal in the Women's 50 Meter Freestyle, the Women's 100 Meter Freestyle, and the Women's 100 Meter Butterfly in swimming.
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Won the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay, the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay, and the Women's 50 Meter Freestyle in swimming.
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Won a total of 12 Olympic medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze), spanning 5 Olympics (Los Angeles-1984, Seoul-1988, Barcelona-1992, Sidney-2000, Beijing-2008).
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Won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the Women's 4x100 Meter Freestyle Relay in swimming.
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Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
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