Therese Alshammar, along with Dara Torres are contenders in both the 50 and 100 free. Both will have a combined age of 71 years old next year in Beijing. Dara will be 40 and Therese will be 31.Look at the angles on Therese in the photo to the right. Every angle on her looks hydro. (Is she really a land dwelling animal?)
Currently Therese is leading in points in the 2007 FINA World Cup Series with Natalie a far off second. According to Lane 9 News: "... While there are various other event-win and world-record bonuses included in the prize money allocated for the World Cup series, the overall winners receive $100,000, while those placing second and third overall will receive $50,000 and $30,000, respectively...." (Hey, I wonder if it is paid in Euros? If so that's a $147,000 Benjamins.* Yep, that is how week the dollar is.) [Link]
They suggest Natalie could take it though.
[*If I won that money, I would stick it in an interest bearing account in Germany or England and let it grow as the dollar falls further and further. This way you get both interest and Euro-appreciation as the dollar sinks more and more. Hence, it is a safe way to make 15% on your Euros with little to no risk. You can thank the treasury and our current administration for the collapse of our dollar. No country ever became prosperous by collapsing it's currency.]
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The awards are in US$. I just Americanized the reporting of it.
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