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2008-08-11 2:13 PM

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Subject: Dara Torres

I can't believe no one has brought up Dara Torres.  She is my new heroine!  She's a mom!  She's older (42?)!  She kick booty! 

Did you see the NBC clips of her work outs?  They are crazy mad!  She was doing pull-ups on a bar which to me is fabulous...but she also had weights on her ankles.  What an inspiration.

I bet she'd make a sick triathlete.  Lovin' her (and totally want her abs!)

2008-08-11 2:16 PM
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abbagej - 2008-08-11 2:13 PM

I can't believe no one has brought up Dara Torres. She is my new heroine! She's a mom! She's older (42?)! She kick booty!

Did you see the NBC clips of her work outs? They are crazy mad! She was doing pull-ups on a bar which to me is fabulous...but she also had weights on her ankles. What an inspiration.

I bet she'd make a sick triathlete. Lovin' her (and totally want her abs!)


Ah, but someone did bring up Dara Torres. HERE.
2008-08-11 2:17 PM
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Subject: RE: Dara Torres
abbagej - 2008-08-11 1:13 PM

I can't believe no one has brought up Dara Torres.  She is my new heroine!  She's a mom!  She's older (42?)!  She kick booty! 

Did you see the NBC clips of her work outs?  They are crazy mad!  She was doing pull-ups on a bar which to me is fabulous...but she also had weights on her ankles.  What an inspiration.

I bet she'd make a sick triathlete.  Lovin' her (and totally want her abs!)

A great hero to many, and deservedly so.

She actually has been brought up quite a bit, but hasn't had a whole thread dedicated just to her that's in the Olympics forum ...

2008-08-11 4:27 PM
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I've only got one word to describe her.

Hubbahubbahubbahubbahubbahubbahubbahubbahubbahubba. 

2008-08-15 10:00 PM
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*BUMP*
Splash and dash!
2008-08-15 10:03 PM
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She looked good in the pool today.  I also thought it was really nice that she wanted to wait for the other swimmer to get up to the blocks so they could all start.  Amazing.

2008-08-15 10:03 PM
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I hope she wins Gold...and what sportsmanship too...taking care of the younger swimmer before the race! Class act!

2008-08-15 10:04 PM
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TexasMPGal - 2008-08-15 11:03 PM

I hope she wins Gold...and what sportsmanship too...taking care of the younger swimmer before the race! Class act!



That's Mama Torres!
2008-08-15 10:05 PM
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TexasMPGal - 2008-08-15 11:03 PM

I hope she wins Gold...and what sportsmanship too...taking care of the younger swimmer before the race! Class act!

x2.  What a great lady.  Great example for our young girls to look up to.  

2008-08-15 10:23 PM
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TexasMPGal - 2008-08-15 11:03 PM

I hope she wins Gold...and what sportsmanship too...taking care of the younger swimmer before the race! Class act!

Indeed!!!!  Just when I thought I couldn't like her MORE!

2008-08-15 11:55 PM
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Agreed. She is awesome on many different levels


2008-08-16 1:12 AM
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MtnJay - 2008-08-16 12:55 AM Agreed. She is awesome on many different levels

When I saw it live, I was trying to figure out what was going on like everyone else.  After it was explained and they replayed the clip where she was talking to the other swimmers and saying, "We're going to wait for her" and I could really see it - there was something in her demeanor and gestures that just said to me, "That's a MOM talking!!"  

I just felt like it was a GREAT example of life experience really making a difference in who you are as an athlete.

2008-08-16 6:38 AM
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BodyCheck - 2008-08-15 11:23 PM
TexasMPGal - 2008-08-15 11:03 PM

I hope she wins Gold...and what sportsmanship too...taking care of the younger swimmer before the race! Class act!

Indeed!!!! Just when I thought I couldn't like her MORE!

Seriously.  You gotta respect an athlete that shows that kind of class in the heat of the competition.  My respect for her went up a few notches last night.

2008-08-16 7:27 PM
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And we get to claim her as a former University of Florida Gator.
2008-08-16 9:07 PM
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GO DARA TORRES! GO!!
2008-08-16 9:10 PM
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American record, Silver medal at 41...1/100th of a second...dang, you can't get closer than that!

Bet there is no protest though...

2008-08-16 9:14 PM
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Note to self, do a 1/2 stroke, don't glide. Doesn't matter if I flip all my fingers backwards.

Dara is a good sport. I like her.


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2008-08-16 9:16 PM
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Heart break for her but she keeps a great smile and congratulates all the other swimmers!  She's a role model for my daughters.
2008-08-16 9:24 PM
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She got the reverse of the Michael Phelps curse
2008-08-17 12:01 AM
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5th Olympics.   Some people just want to make one.

She should go home now, raise her kid and be a great mom and ect.ect.... don't be a Brett Favre. 



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2008-08-17 1:18 PM
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Just watched a little fluff piece on Dara on TV.. Gosh, NBC really like to focus on her abs. Those abs...

2008-08-17 4:12 PM
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Subject: RE: Dara Torres
She is definitely a class act.
2008-08-19 1:09 PM
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parrj - 2008-08-16 8:27 PM And we get to claim her as a former University of Florida Gator.

I get to one up you and claim her as a "friend"  Or at least a good aquaintance  

 She is definetly a very positive role model for young and old women alike, and a very friendly and upbeat person...btw, when she was 9 months pregnant, I was swimming in the lane next to her with my fins on and she smoked me.  Bad.  And she was just taking it easy. 

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