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    One for the History Books

    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.


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    Dara Torres' Secret

    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.


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    Digging Up History in Porto Torres, Sardinia

    Can you imagine? You are  building a new train station, and every time you put a shovel to the ground you dig up an ancient statue, vase or Roman coin. This is the case in Porto Torres--a working dock city on the island of Sardinia.  Like a...

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    Rowdy Gaines

    After a witnessing the greatest week in swimming history, 3-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC analyst Rowdy Gaines is dishing all the behind-the-scenes dirt to Growing Bolder.


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    Michael Phelps at 15

    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.


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    Dara Torres Secret Revealed

    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...

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    Whippin' the Whippersnappers

    What happens when a high school swim team takes on the "old-timers" from the Villages? The kids learn that athletes over 40 are called "Masters" for a reason.


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    Bob Cooley

    Athletes of every sport know the importance of warming up before competing, but Bob Cooley knows exactly how to stretch them to success.


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    Olympic Breakfast of Champions

    It's only a matter of time till we see Michael Phelps and Dara Torres in TV commercials. Olympic stars have been cashing in since Bob Richards became the first athlete ever on the front of a box of Wheaties. Watch this spot from the '60s.


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    The Olympic Age Movement

    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.


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    Wendy Bruce and Olympic Gymnastics

    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!


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    Bold in Beijing

    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!


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    Why You Should Never Stop Dreaming

    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.


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    Picture of the Day and B'days for Sept. 27

    Today is Saturday, September 27th. Today's birthdays include actress Jayne Meadows who turns 88. On this day in 1954, The Tonight Show debuted hosted by Meadow's husband Steve Allen.


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    Brownie Wise-The Original Tupperware Lady

    Ever since his early death, the legend of Florida’s Cosmic Cowboy, country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, has overshadowed his considerable talent and musical legacy. Parsons left his mark across the Sunshine State, from his boyhood home in Winter Haven...

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    Gram Parsons

    Ever since his early death, the legend of Florida’s Cosmic Cowboy, country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, has overshadowed his considerable talent and musical legacy. Parsons left his mark across the Sunshine State, from his boyhood home in Winter Haven...

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