Dara Torres

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dara Torres
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Apr 15, 1967(1967-04-15)
Age	57
Birthplace	Beverly Hills
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Dara Torres Biography

Dara Torres is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on April 15, 1967 in Beverly Hills, California, United States. Famous women’s swimmer from team USA who participated at five times in consecutive Summer Olympic games, an all-time record.

She as well as She and Michael Phelps have both set many swimming records for the United States. have both set numerous records in swimming in all of the United States.

Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and at age 41, the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and won silver medals in all three events.

She attended the Westlake School for Girls (now Harvard-Westlake School), and competed for the Westlake swim team under coach Darlene Bible from the seventh grade through her sophomore year in high school. She was also a member of the Westlake basketball, gymnastics, and volleyball teams. During her 1983–84 high school junior year, she left home to swim for the Mission Viejo Nadadores in Mission Viejo, California, while training for her first Olympics under coach Mark Schubert. After the 1984 Olympics, Torres returned to the Westlake School to graduate in 1985.

Her daughter was born Tessa Grace, in 2006.

Dara Torres Net Worth

Dara Torres is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dara Torres 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began swimming after following their brothers around the YMCA.

She received 28 NCAA awards while playing at The University of Florida, including three NCAA individual national championships.

Torres was born on April 15, 1967, to a family in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Edward Torres, and Marylu Kauder. Her father was a real estate developer and casino owner, originally from Cuba; her mother Marylu was a former American model. Torres grew up in Beverly Hills, California, the fifth of six children and the older of two girls. As a seven-year-old, she followed in the footsteps of her older brothers by joining their community YMCA for swimming practice; afterward, she signed up for the swimming club in Culver City to train. At 14, she won the national open championship in the 50-yard freestyle by defeating the then-current champion, Jill Sterkel, a college junior.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dara Torres height 5 ft 11 in Dara weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dara Torres Dating?

According to our records, Dara Torres is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Dara Torres’s is not dating anyone.

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After 1992, she married and subsequently divorced sports producer Jeff Gowen. After 2000, she converted to Judaism fully (she was already half Jewish) before marrying the Israeli surgeon Itzhak Shasha (her own father had been Jewish). Torres and Shasha later divorced. Torres and reproductive endocrinologist David Hoffman began dating after her break-up with Shasha, and they became the parents of Tessa Grace Torres-Hoffman, born in 2006. After the birth of their daughter, Hoffman, a masters swimmer, persuaded her to begin training again.

Facts & Trivia

Dara Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dara Torres celebrates birthday on April 15 of every year.

Torres has worked in television as a reporter and announcer for American networks NBC, ESPN, TNT, OLN, and Fox News Channel, and hosted the golf show, The Clubhouse on the Resort Sports Network. She has also worked as a model, and was the first elite swimmer to model swimwear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, appearing in the 1994 edition. She was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

Is Dara Torres still married?

Torres and Shasha later divorced.

What is Dara Torres doing now?

Most recently Torres expanded her business activities, partnering with a CBD products company called CaniBrands to become their Chief Lifestyle & Wellness Officer. CEO Chris Lord said CaniBrands is thrilled to have her on board. “Dara’s journey has inspired millions of women to pursue their dreams,” Lord said.

Who is Dara Torres husband?

Itzhak Shasha

Why is Dara Torres famous?

Dara Torres is known for her age-defying athletic ability. By age 14, she had set her first world record in swimming, and at age 41 she was the oldest swimmer to earn a spot on the United States Olympic team.

Who is the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a gold medal?

Anthony Ervin became the oldest swimmer in Olympic history to win a gold medal by touching first in the 50-meter freestyle Friday night, an event in which he tied for gold during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.