Triathlete Hunter Kemper is three-time Olympian who has been to Sydney, Athens and is on his way to Beijing. He's the No. 1 triathlete in the world, but he's taking his first steps in a very important march.

After witnessing the greatest week in swimming history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC analyst Rowdy Gaines dishes all the behind-the-scenes dirt to Growing Bolder.

Think you have to be a teenager to be a big star in the Olympic Games? Check out these athletes who are proving you can still be a sports star in your 40s, 50s and even 60s!

There were some incredible moments at the Beijing Olympics. But there was nothing like this. Gymnast Paul Hunt performed this floor exercise routine 20 years ago. You'll see why no one has come close ever since!

We all kn ow that 41-year-old Dara Torres will be the oldest U.S. Olympic swimmer ever when she hits the water next month in Beijing. But she won't be the oldest member of this year's U.S. team. That honor goes to 58-year-old John Dane.

All hail the queen of the pool. Rita Simonton, 90, was the star of the recent US Masters Swimming Championships, smashing six national and world records.

Forget Rocky. This is the real deal. A comeback story for the ages. And the aged. What Dara Torres accomplished at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska borders on the unthinkable.

Dara Torres is one of the most talked about Olympians these days. Mostly because she's over 40 and still rockin' it. But also because of this one, big secret.

Tom Watson's performance in the British Open is only the latest by an aging athlete. Growing Bolder has one of the world's top collections of interviews with Masters Athletes. See for yourself.

It took 40 years to get there, but John Dane III was not about to let his Olympic dreams die. Find out how he persevered and finally made his dream come true.

The entire world now knows Michael Phelps but this short clip was recorded 8 years ago just a few minutes after an unknown 15-year-old qualified for his first Olympic team.

Gymnast Wendy Bruce went from gold medalist to parent and coach. And during that transformation she realized what was really the secret to success -- fun!

Dara Torres gets the most publicity and deservedly so. She's setting American records in a sport dominated by Americans. Young Americans. But she's hardly alone in this Olympic age movement.