Dara Torres

Dara Torres has downloaded a bunch of movies and piled up all sorts of books, anything to pass the time over the next few months. She won't be racing anyone in the pool for a while — or doing much of anything else, for that matter. Another Olympics? No one really knows. The 42-year-old Torres is heading to Boston for the most daunting challenge of her long swimming career Tuesday, a radical surgery that involves cutting her left shin, adjusting it to a new position under the kneecap and inserting cartilage that will take up to a year to fully develop. "Just thinking about ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five-times Olympian Dara Torres was "doing fine" after radical knee surgery but was still uncertain if she will compete at the 2012 London Games. "It's a long road ahead of me but I'm glad I finally got the operation over with," the 42-year-old told Reuters Thursday in a telephone interview from her Boston hospital bed. Torres, who has won medals at five different Olympics, had two pieces of cartilage placed into her left knee Tuesday and will be sidelined for 12-18 months. "Doctors said it was worse than they expected," said Torres. "It ended up being a 3 1/2-hour surgery. ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters Life) - When it comes to late-night scavenging in the pantry, 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres insists she is like anyone else -- out for something sweet as a reward for the daily juggle of work, swimming and her family. "I have big huge blocks of milk chocolate that I just love," the 42-year-old swimmer told Reuters in a recent interview at the Asphalt Green pool in Manhattan's Upper East Side. "And I love making Rice Krispie treats. I'm not the super, super healthiest eater although my body might look otherwise. I try to eat somewhat healthy but I ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic swimming heroine Dara Torres pauses, her delicate hazel eyes narrow, and she stares at a tiny puddle of water that has splashed out of the pool. The inspirational 42-year-old Floridian badly wants to compete at the London Olympics in 2012 but ponders the potential deal-breakers -- her age, her health and her devotion to her three-year-old daughter Tessa. "I have a little less than a year to figure it out what I want to do," she said. "I really want my knee to heal and want to get my legs back in shape. "Then I'll talk to my coach ... Read Full Story

Dara Torres couldn't beat them, or even challenge, so she joined them on Saturday, switching to a polyurethane suit to secure her spot in the 50m freestyle semi-finals at the swimming World Championships. Torres, who failed to make it out of the 50m butterfly heats, wasn't taking any chances as she ditched her outdated Speedo LZR for a Jaked. The 42-year-old swimming mum posted the seventh-fastest time in the 50m free heats, which were led by Australian 17-year-old Cate Campbell in a championship record 24.24sec. "Obviously, my sponsor is Speedo," Torres said. "Everyone here is wearing these suits and they seem to be going ... Read Full Story