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...Olympics. Van Dyken earned a chance to defend her Olympic title in the 50-meter freestyle by finishing second to Dara Torres on Wednesday night as the U.S. swim trials concluded. Torres won in 24.90 seconds, her first individual victory...
...Meanwhile, the final of the women's 100 butterfly is shaping up as an epic race between former training partners Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson. The 33-year-old Torres, making a remarkable comeback after retiring for seven years, eclipsed...
...100 butterfly Sunday. Sweden's Therese Alshammar came next, while Thompson and her American rival and teammate, Dara Torres, tied for bronze in 54.43. The medal raised Thompson's total medal count to nine, including seven relay golds...
...race. I'm not really that concerned. I know once I start resting, I'll feel stronger.'' In the 100 free, Dara Torres also swam under Thompson's previous record, finishing second in 54.47 after leading at the 25-meter mark...
...Thompson, Dover, N.H., 58.18 (Q). Heat 2 3, Dara Torres, Beverly Hills, Calif., 58.35 (Q). 400m Freestyle...Qualifications Final 1, United States (Amy Van Dyken, 55.08; Dara Torres, 53.51; Courtney Shealy, 54.40; Jenny Thompson...
...Canada Women 100 Butterfly GOLD--Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands SILVER--Martina Moravcova, Slovakia BRONZE--Dara Torres, Beverly Hills, Calif. 400 Freestyle GOLD--Brooke Bennett, Plant City, Fla. SILVER--Diana Munz, Chagrin...
...record. Old record: United States, 7:59.87, July, 25, 1996) -- GOLD. 100m Freestyle Semifinals Heat 1 1, Dara Torres, Beverly Hills, Calif., 55.02 (Q). Heat 2 2, Jenny Thompson, Dover, N.H., 54.40 (Q). 200m Breaststroke...
...26, 1996) -- GOLD. Women 50m Freestyle Final 3, Dara Torres, Beverly Hills, Calif., 24.63 -- BRONZE. 4...06.29; Jenny Thompson, Dover, N.H., 57.25; Dara Torres, Beverly Hills, Calif., 53.37), 3:58.30...
...07.90 (Q). Heat 2 3. Margaret Hoelzer, Huntsville, Ala., 2:08.25 (Q). 50 Freestyle Qualification 3. Dara Torres, Los Angeles, 24.58 (Q). 14. Kara Lynn Joyce, Ann Arbor, Mich., 25.01 (Q). 4x100 Medley Relay Qualification...
...8-year-old record of 22.12 in the trials. Then he went even faster in the evening. Jenny Thompson outdueled Dara Torres in the 100 free with an American record on the sixth night of the eight-day trials. Thompson won in 54.07 seconds...