Dara Torres, Olympic Athlete
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Accomplished
Elite swimmer, mother, inspiration, Torres has recently released a book, Age is Just a Number, in which she describes what inspired her to return to international competition and how she worked through doubt, uncertainty and pain to succeed in the pool in Beijing.
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