Dara Torres Bio

The first American to swim in four Olympics, Torres won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay at her first Olympics in 1984. At the 1988 Games, she earned a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay and a bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay. Voted U.S. Olympic team captain in 1992 by her fellow athletes at the Barcelona Games, Torres won gold again in the 4x100m freestyle relay, and contributed to a new event world record.

In 1999, after a seven-year absence from competitive swimming, Torres decided to make an attempt to qualify for the 2000 Olympics. This is where she first learned about Resistance Stretching as she worked with Bob Cooley (www.meridianstretching.com) and Tom Longo (CA – www.stretchworks.net).  She not only qualified for the Sydney Games, she captured five medals, including a pair of golds-in the 4x100m freestyle relay in new world record time, and in the 4x100m medley relay, setting another world record. Torres also took home three individual bronze medals, one each in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly.

As a University of Florida undergraduate, Torres earned 28 NCAA All-America swimming awards, the maximum amount of All-America honors possible. Her career U.S. record includes eight national 50m freestyle titles won from 1982 to 2000; four 100m freestyle championships 1985-2000; and the 1991 200m freestyle championship.

At the end of 2000, 33-year old Torres was the world's number 2 record-holder in the women's 100m butterfly and the number 3 record-holder in the 50m freestyle. Dara's accomplishments don't stop in the pool, she is also a highly successful TV commentator and print model. She is a feature reporter for PGA Tour Sunday on USA Network, a freelance host for FYE on E! Television and the host of Oxygen Sports. Dara has also been a feature correspondent for Good Morning America, a freelance fitness reporter for Inside Edition and a guest co-host for Live with Regis. Torres also holds the distinction of the first athlete to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue (1994).  Her daughter was born in April 2006.

In addition to her busy schedule, Dara also delivers motivational speeches, personal appearances and endorsement services for various companies throughout the U.S.