I find it kind of sad. NBC takes great pains to feature a 41 year old Mom making the Olympics not mentioning she has been married twice and her current partner fathered her 2 year old daughter. Oh well. I looked it up in Wikipedia.
Dara Torres culminated her amazing push at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials by winning the 50-meter freestyle Sunday night.
Torres won the race in 24.25 seconds, eclipsing her American record of 24.38 set the previous night in the semifinals.
Jessica Hardy (24.82) was second.
Also Sunday, Peter Vanderkaay rallied to win the 1,500-meter freestyle. Vanderkaay finished in a time of 14 minutes, 45.54 seconds, which was just .25 seconds away from an American record, held by Larsen Jensen.
Jensen was second Sunday in 14:50.80.
On Friday night, the 41-year-old Torres, mother of a two-year-old daughter, clinched a spot in her fifth Olympics by winning the 100-meter freestyle.
Torres said she would speak with Mark Schubert, head coach and general manager of the U.S. team, to decide if she’ll drop the 100 from her Olympic program.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do with that, but I’m definitely doing the 50,” Torres said after the race.
It’s been an incredible Olympic run for Torres, winner of nine medals, starting with a relay gold in 1984 in her current home city of Los Angeles, and most recently capturing four medals in 2000 — this after coming out of a seven-year retirement.
Not only that, but last November Torres had surgery to remove a bone spur responsible for a partial rotator cuff tear in her right shoulder. She also had surgery on her knee in January.
Re # 1
I think they may have neglected to mention it because it was not relevant to the story. I find it rather distressing that we live in an age when everyone has access to other people’s personal information. And they feel entitled to post it all over the web or in other venues. The Fathers often opined that among the most grievous of sins is that of gossip.
#5 John
I watched the Olympic coverage all week and noticed numerous times that they mentioned Dara Torres being a Mom a great number of times. The camera panned over to her daughter in the crowd with her sister and mother. They interviewed Dara a number of times but never a mention of the father or of a husband. So I looked up Dara Torres in wikipedia and read about her current family arrangements and the fact she had two previous husbands. I was saddened and it made me think of the women at the well. That’s all.
Well, I am a 41 year old mother, and I HAVE a wonderful husband…… and I am still not going to the olympics! I cannot imagine the work and dedication that Dana Torres has put herself through to do what she is doing…. 20-25 years older than some of her competitors! Go Dana!!
I find it kind of sad. NBC takes great pains to feature a 41 year old Mom making the Olympics not mentioning she has been married twice and her current partner fathered her 2 year old daughter. Oh well. I looked it up in Wikipedia.
Published July 06, 2008
Torres wins 50-meter freestyle; Vanderkaay captures 1,500 free
Sports Network
Dara Torres culminated her amazing push at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials by winning the 50-meter freestyle Sunday night.
Torres won the race in 24.25 seconds, eclipsing her American record of 24.38 set the previous night in the semifinals.
Jessica Hardy (24.82) was second.
Also Sunday, Peter Vanderkaay rallied to win the 1,500-meter freestyle. Vanderkaay finished in a time of 14 minutes, 45.54 seconds, which was just .25 seconds away from an American record, held by Larsen Jensen.
Jensen was second Sunday in 14:50.80.
On Friday night, the 41-year-old Torres, mother of a two-year-old daughter, clinched a spot in her fifth Olympics by winning the 100-meter freestyle.
Torres said she would speak with Mark Schubert, head coach and general manager of the U.S. team, to decide if she’ll drop the 100 from her Olympic program.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do with that, but I’m definitely doing the 50,” Torres said after the race.
It’s been an incredible Olympic run for Torres, winner of nine medals, starting with a relay gold in 1984 in her current home city of Los Angeles, and most recently capturing four medals in 2000 — this after coming out of a seven-year retirement.
Not only that, but last November Torres had surgery to remove a bone spur responsible for a partial rotator cuff tear in her right shoulder. She also had surgery on her knee in January.
Re # 1
I think they may have neglected to mention it because it was not relevant to the story. I find it rather distressing that we live in an age when everyone has access to other people’s personal information. And they feel entitled to post it all over the web or in other venues. The Fathers often opined that among the most grievous of sins is that of gossip.
Under the mercy,
John
#3 I didn’t write the Wikipedia article. I still find it sad — and I am not a gossip, thank you.
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” Matthew 7:3 ESV
David,
I apologize for inferring you are a gossip. Although I am curious at your point to your original post.
Under the mercy,
John
#5 John
I watched the Olympic coverage all week and noticed numerous times that they mentioned Dara Torres being a Mom a great number of times. The camera panned over to her daughter in the crowd with her sister and mother. They interviewed Dara a number of times but never a mention of the father or of a husband. So I looked up Dara Torres in wikipedia and read about her current family arrangements and the fact she had two previous husbands. I was saddened and it made me think of the women at the well. That’s all.
Well, I am a 41 year old mother, and I HAVE a wonderful husband…… and I am still not going to the olympics! I cannot imagine the work and dedication that Dana Torres has put herself through to do what she is doing…. 20-25 years older than some of her competitors! Go Dana!!
#1 — Two previous spouses? That means she has much in common with some of our bishops!