Dara Torres the first U.S. swimmer

Dara Torres was the first U.S. swimmer to compete in four Olympic Games and then went on to make the games a fifth time in 2008.She won a total of 3 silver medals at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

Dara Torres

Outside of swimming, Dara has made a name for herself as a TV commentator and a print model and was the first athlete to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1994. She was a feature correspondent for Good Morning America, worked on-air for ESPN, TNT and Fox News Channel including stints on NHL Cool Shots and Fox Sports Sunday.In her new book, Age Is Just a Number, Dara reveals how the dream of an Olympic comeback first came to her --during her first, hard-won pregnancy. In the book, Dara recounts how she returned to serious training while still nursing her infant daughter and coping with herather's long battle with cancer.Dara has joined the "Got Milk" campaign to promote the connection between drinking milk after exercise with maintaining
healthy muscles and bones. Here is an excerpt from her Muscle and Bone Workout tips

Dara Torres the first U.S. swimmer