10 Inspirational Female Olympians
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Dara Torres
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Dara Jones, who made her first Olympic appearance in 1984, became the oldest swimmer to compete in the Olympics at age 41. In total, Dara has competed in give Olympic games (the first Olympic swimmer to ever complete such a feat!) and has won 12 Olympic medals, including four gold. Today, Dara continues to act as a role model to older athletes, encouraging them to continue to pursue their dreams and goals no matter who tells them they can’t. She is an author, ESPY award winner, commentator and the first athlete to be featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition!
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I was rooting for Dara Torres to make the Olympics again this year. She took the loss with grace.
cool
It is nice to see Julie on the soccer team
Sadef is represting the boxer game
Shannon is beautiful smart and cancer free
Wilma was good friends with her fellow track mate my cousin Ira Murchison and they in heaven running
LoLo is a good runner and I like her hair color
She’s great.
Lisa was always tall and beautiful and she know the game of basketball
I agree.
how fashion has changed over the years and even in the olympics.