Dara Torres: what Olympic medals in Beijing? (Don't merge thread)

[BB73]

What Olympic medals will Dara Torres win in Beijing?

She is currently scheduled to swim in the 50-meter freestyle, and in two relays.

NOTE - this vBet will be permanently settled once the awards ceremony for her last event takes place. If any medals are taken away before that, they don't count toward the bet. If any are taken away after that, it doesn;t matter, the bet will have been settled.

 

[Taosman]

I started a thread on her earlier. What and how many?
None. Roids! She's 41 for G-d's sake!

Is Torres' unprecedented feat too good to be true?

Pat Forde
ESPN.com
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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3474191



Updated: July 5, 2008, 10:58 PM ET

OMAHA, Neb. -- I want to believe in Supermom.

I want to believe Dara Torres, at age 41, has become a faster swimmer than she was in her teens, 20s and 30s with no strings attached. I want to believe she has rocketed out of a six-year retirement, bounced back from childbirth, overcome two surgeries in the past eight months and become the best American female sprinter -- again -- through nothing more than hard work and sensational talent. I want to believe 40-somethings everywhere have an all-natural inspiration for doing what they thought they were too old to do.
Dara Torres, 41, became the first U.S. swimmer to make five Olympic teams with her 100-meter win Friday.


But belief doesn't come easy.

 

[Taosman]

 

[BB73]

I started a thread on her earlier.

I know, but to add the vBet I had to create a new thread. And they can't be merged or the vBet will get hosed.

 

[BB73]

She won a silver in her first relay (4x 100 free) event. She has the 50 free and one more relay left.

 

[BB73]

Three silvers for Dara.

Her loss in the 50-free final looked like the opposite of Phelps's win in the 100-fly. She didn't take that last quick stroke that may have won it.