Torres plans time of her life at fifth Olympics

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

SINGAPORE (AFP) — Few people have competed at five Olympics, and at 41 years old American swimming mum star Dara Torres knows this is her last hurrah.

That's why she's having the time of her life -- 24 years after winning her first Olympic gold.

In a sport littered with precocious prodigies, Torres shatters the mould. She owns nine Olympic medals, starting with that first relay gold in 1984.

"This is my fifth Games and I think I'm just looking forward to see how it compares to other Games," she said in Singapore, where the US team is training ahead of their departure for Beijing.

"The competition is much more competitive than it's ever been and I'm just looking forward to taking everything in about the Olympic Games and to enjoy the whole...

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