I couldn’t believe this “working mom” story when I read it: ”Torres sets record in 50 freestyle.” Yes – the same Dana Torres that I remember watching swim when I was younger (a LOT younger.) She’s back in action, breaking her American record in the 50-meter freestyle this weekend.  Did I mention that she’s 40 years old? Oh, and wait. She has a 15-month-old daughter.
I did a double take too.  Apparently she started swimming again after 7 years of retirement to take off some of the baby weight. (Unlike the rest of us who wait a looong time before donning a bathing suit again.) Which I guess turned into, “hmm… maybe I can just qualify for ONE more race.” And then she goes and wins a national title. Now there’s talk of another Olympic Medal.  Yeah, kind of like what happened when I went back to work after baby.Â
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Damn. That is impressive! So much for the theory that female swimmers peak in their early 20′s.
But now I feel like a lazy ass.
That is cool!
One of my favorite classes at our local Y two years ago was a kickboxing class taught by a 40-year-old mother of five!
I love and hate this story all at the same time.
Wow! That would never happen to me. I mean, I was never a competitive swimmer to begin with. What was I good at before I had kids? Oh, right…Yeah, my cocktail drinking came right back to me after the last baby was born. So maybe I’m doing ok.
Lovely to have breakfast with you Saturday morning at Blogher. I’m really loving your blog.
She’s an amazing mom. I’m sure anyone as dedicated as her could do the same great thing. We just have to get rid of the negative attitude and start worrying about how we are going to achieve our goals.
That’s great.
Hopefully, many moms will be motivated to get back to shape with her great record.