Dara Torres qualifies for 50M at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
USA's Dara Torres, aged 41, prepares to race in the Women's 50M Freestyle heat 10 at the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 15, 2008. Torres qualified in 3rd place. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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