Swimming at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
USA's Dara Torres, aged 41, (R) congratulates Germany's Britta Steffen who won the Women's 50M Freestyle at the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 17, 2008. Torres finished 0.01 seconds behind Steffen, taking a silver for herself. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Britta Steffen of Germany won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the women's 50-meter freestyle in Beijing.
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The Netherlands won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the women's 400-meter freestyle relay in Beijing.
MIAMI, July 25 (UPI) -- The coach of U.S. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres reportedly is near death because of a rare blood disease.
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OMAHA, July 6 (UPI) -- Forty-one-year-old Dara Torres, who will swim this summer in her fifth Olympic Games, won the 50-meter freestyle qualifier Sunday in Omaha.
OMAHA, July 3 (UPI) -- Dara Torres, who at age 41 is trying to make her fifth Olympic team, qualified Thursday for the 100-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Swimming Trials.
