Dara Torres Secret Revealed

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Added: Fri. Aug 08, 2008 3:19pm
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Thank goodness for people with money, fame and desire. They're the ones who show the rest of us what's possible. In 1991, NBA superstar Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. We all thought Magic was going to die. 17 years later, he still has HIV but he appears healthy and has the energy to run a billion dollar business. He's done it with money, fame and desire. Now we all know that HIV isn't a death sentence.

Dara Torres is doing the same thing. Dara doesn't have HIV, she has middle age. But she also has money, fame and desire. Dara will reportedly spend over $100,000 this year on personal trainers, massage therapists, dietitians, and exercise physiologists. She can afford the very best. But money and fame aren't nearly enough. Dara also has the desire to pay a painful price. The result is an age-defying 5th Olympics team and a new American Record at the age of 41. Now we know that middle age isn't a death sentence.

Like Magic, Dara has shown us what's possible. She's whipping the whippersnappers in a sport that's been dominated by youth. What's her secret? Eight years ago, at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Torres revealed her fountain of youth. It was a story that was unreported at the time. Until now. Here's the Growing Bolder exclusive.