Dara Torres
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Michael wasn't on the pool deck, which was hard for me. None of my old Coral Springs teammates were around. Still, that old plane of cement felt like home. I folded my clothes and put them on the bench. I placed my water bottle under my starting block, and I dove in. Once again, I felt that ultimate state of transition, my feet no longer on the ground, my hands not yet in the water.
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Birthdate :April 15, 1967
Location :Beverly Hills , California
Country : United States of America
Sign : Aries
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1984
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).1984
Won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the Women's 4x100 Meter Freestyle Relay in swimming.1984
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.1988
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.1992
Won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the Women's 4x100 Meter Freestyle Relay in swimming.2000
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.2005
Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.2005
Living, with her daughter Tessa Hoffman, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida since 2005.2008
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.2012
Has retired from competitive swimming [interview with Bill O'Reilly on July 23, 2012].