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Dara Torres

Born: April 15, 1967
Swimmer

her 9 career Olympic medals (4G, 1S, 4B) are the 2nd-most for an American woman; took a 7-year hiatus before returning to the pool to win 5 medals in Sydney in 2000; participated in 4 olympic games overall (1984,88,92,2000).


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