#161 Dara Torres

Dara Torres became an Olympian at 17, 41, and a few more times in between (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008). She's part of the exclusive 4/4/4 Club...that's 4 Olympic Gold medals, 4 Olympic Silver medals, and 4 Olympic Bronze medals.

Dara was coached by some of the greatest of all time: Mark Schubert, Randy Reese, Richard Quick, Michael Lohberg, and Mitch Ivey.

A new documentary focusing on Dara was recently released by SEC Stories entitled, "Once Upon a Comeback".

Enjoy!

00:00 Intro
00:15 Destro Swim Towers
00:45 Swimnerd Live Virtual Scoreboard
01:15 Where are you coming from?
02:00 Trials 2021?
03:40 Career Longevity
07:20 Dara's Practice Book
11:30 Jenny Thompson
20:49 CaniBrands Ambassador
27:20 Eating Disorder
29:10 Stretching & Recovery
30:00 Andy O'Brien
33:45 Outside of the Pool
37:20 Strengths/Weaknesses in the 50
38:19 Breathing
42:20 Sprinting
43:50 50 Free 2008 Beijing Olympics
51:15 The Choke Queen
53:00 Intimidation

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