Article: Phelps, Torres accomplish similar goals at different life stages

Article: On Starry Night, Torres Shines; Winning 100-Meter Freestyle, 41- Year-Old Qualifies for Her Fifth Olympics
The Washington Post;  July 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......I'm ecstatic," Torres said. "I can't believe it." Phelps, Peirsol and Coughlin...stage was left to Torres -- or, Phelps said, "As I call...Forty-one, right?" Phelps said. "Forty-one...extremely impressive." Torres's first Olympics...

Article: On Starry Night, Torres Shines; Winning 100-Meter Freestyle, 41- Year-Old Mother Qualifies for Her Fifth Olympic Games
The Washington Post;  July 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ......I'm ecstatic," Torres said. "I can't believe it." Phelps, Peirsol and Coughlin...stage was left to Torres -- or, Phelps said, "As I call...Forty-one, right?" Phelps said. "Forty-one...extremely impressive." Torres's first Olympics...

Article: Hits the mark By narrowest margin, Phelps ties Spitz's standard.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  August 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ......and hands fully extended. I had a long finish; Michael Phelps had a short finish, said Cavic, meaning he was reaching and that Phelps had, in fact, closed in his typical fashion. I'm not angry...2 years ago. In my heart, I'm enjoying the experience. Phelps hasn't only won all his individual events in ...

Article: Eighth wonder - Phelps caps historic Games with record gold
The Boston Globe;  August 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......34-seconds clocking and enabled Phelps to expunge countryman Mark...most golds at one Games. Phelps's final victory capped a...medals from 41-year-old Dara Torres, who just missed winning...individual Olympic performance for Torres, who won a trio of bronzes...who was born in 1992 when ...

Article: Phelps suspended for 3 months
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  February 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ......on." Several of Phelps' Olympic teammates...Among them was Dara Torres, the 41-year-old silver medalist whom Phelps jokingly referred...swimming hero." Torres said she sent Phelps a text a few days...want to do well," Torres said. "All this...Amanda Beard compared Phelps' ...

Article: Phelps smashes record
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  July 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......AP) - Michael Phelps set another world...surprise there. Dara Torres is going back to...better in Beijing, Phelps set another world...Center and presented Phelps with his award for...long time since Torres made her first Olympic...can't believe it," Torres said. "It's ...

Article: Torres makes fifth Olympic team
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Neb. -- Michael Phelps set another world...surprise there. Dara Torres is going back to...better in Beijing, Phelps set another world...Center and presented Phelps with his award for...long time since Torres made her first Olympic...can't believe it," Torres said. "It's ...

Article: Swim: Phelps, Torres and Peirsol light up US Olympic trials
AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 5, 2008 ;     475 words ...Swim: Phelps, Torres and Peirsol light...Reuters - Michael Phelps roared to another...equalled one and Dara Torres had a swim for the...fifth Olympic Games. Torres, who won the first...Angeles in 1984, before Phelps was even born, becomes...

Article: Another Record For Phelps ; U.S. Swimming Riefenstahl Reaches 200 Backstroke Fsinal
Intelligencer Journal/New Era;  July 5, 2008 ;     559 words ......to advance to Sunday's final. In other action, Michael Phelps set another world record to win the 200-meter individual medley. Phelps claimed his fourth individual victory of the trials in...Australia. It was the second world record of the meet for Phelps, who also swam faster than anyone in history to ...

Article: Torrid Torres wins 14th national title: Phelps flirts with 200 back record.
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI);  August 2, 2007 ;     663 words ......front of a rousing crowd, Torres had won her 14th national...baby ... Next to Michael Phelps -- who, by the way, turned...U.S. Olympic trials than Torres. Torres, who gave birth to...Lynn Joyce of Ann Arbor. Torres has won eight national titles...14-year-old in 1982. When Torres dove ...

Article: Hoff to take on older Coughlin, Torres in 100 free
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  July 3, 2008 ;     570 words ......Coughlin once. Now the teenage sensation is ready to show Dara Torres that youth rules. Hoff will swim in the same heat of the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Thursday as Torres, who at 41 is attempting yet another comeback in a bid...later heat and has a faster seed time than either Hoff or Torres. ...

Article: Swim: Lochte drives Phelps, Peirsol to record feats
AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 5, 2008 ;     641 words ......repeating his backstroke double of Athens in Beijing. Like Phelps, however, he barely held off the hard-charging Lochte...going to keep swimming the events that I'm scheduled for." Phelps, no stranger to the pressures of multiple events, was...was probably one of the best doubles I've ever seen," Phelps ...

Article: Swimming: Phelps, Torres are a pair for the ages
Capital (Annapolis);  July 5, 2008 ;     415 words ......OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Michael Phelps set another world record. No surprise there. Dara Torres is going back to the Olympics...try to better in Beijing, Phelps set another world record...world record of the meet for Phelps, who also swam faster than...recordholder Ian Crocker. Phelps must ...

Article: No reason to doubt Torres
Columbia Daily Tribune;  August 6, 2008 ;     443 words ......quite as much stamina or training as the longer events. Torres does understand why reporters keep asking the drug questions...career who later have been caught by drug testing. For Torres, the right way includes resistance stretching, weight...Germany. That last fact has fueled more suspicions, but ...