Dara Torres

As the first US swimmer to compete in four Olympic Games, Dara Torres set three World records and won nine Olympic medals, including four gold. In the Sydney Olympic Games alone, after a seven-year break from competitive swimming, Dara won gold in the 400m freestyle and 400m MR and bronze in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, and the 100m butterfly. Currently she has successfully made her comeback in qualifying for the Beijing Olympic Games; the most ever for an American swimmer. Outside of swimming, she has made a name for herself as a TV commentator and a print model and was the first athlete to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1994. Torres is also a mother, model, and spokesperson. In her new book, Gold Medal Fitness, she shares her exercise routine with all of us---whether we are athletes or not.