#161 Dara Torres

Dara Torres became an Olympian at 17, 41, and a few more times in between (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008). She's part of the exclusive 4/4/4 Club...that's 4 Olympic Gold medals, 4 Olympic Silver medals, and 4 Olympic Bronze medals.  Dara was coached by some of the greatest of all time: Mark Schubert, Randy Reese, Richard Quick, Michael Lohberg, and Mitch Ivey.  A new documentary focusing on Dara was recently released by SEC Stories entitled, "Once Upon a Comeback". Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Towers 00:45 Swimnerd Live Virtual Scoreboard 01:15 Where are you coming from? 02:00 Trials 2021? 03:40 Career Longevity 07:20 Dara's Practice Book 11:30 Jenny Thompson 20:49 CaniBrands Ambassador 27:20 Eating Disorder 29:10 Stretching & Recovery 30:00 Andy O'Brien 33:45 Outside of the Pool 37:20 Strengths/Weaknesses in the 50 38:19 Breathing 42:20 Sprinting 43:50 50 Free 2008 Beijing Olympics 51:15 The Choke Queen 53:00 Intimidation DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!      SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you!     SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. Enter to win!   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Dara Torres On Instagram On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster