I don't know what is more amazing, Michael Phelps, or that 40-year-old, Dara Torres, won the 100m free?

Here is a quote by Michael phelps on pacing his 200m back: “Going into the last 50 I actually knew what the pace was – I knew it was 1:25 flat,” Phelps said. “The thing I wanted to see was a 1:24, so when it said 1:25 I thought, ‘This isn’t good.’ The last 25 I started to tighten up so, I didn’t get [the world record]. ..."

Then there was 40-year-old mom, Dara Torres who beat "...Olympians Amanda Weir (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Tx.) finished second and third, respectively. Weir finished in 54.79 and Vollmer finished in 54.95. ..." An about.com wrap-up [Link]

I think she can win the 50m free this weekend.

The photo to the right is Dara Torres from a masters meet in San Francisco. The photo was taken by By cnjerez who hosts his photos at Flickr.com

WCSN will stream live the Mare Nostrum swim meet

WCSN which does some really great work and they are going to have online videos of the Mare Nostrum swim meet from Canet, France this weekend. You can watch it at your convenience or stream it live.

40-year-old Dara Torres will be swimming there as part of her comeback. Tara Kirk will be swimming, Erik Vendt, Dana Vollmer, Kaitlin Sandeno, Leila Vaziri, Kim Vandenberg, Davis Tarwater, Kosuke Katajima, Jodie Henry, and Michael Phelps teammate Peter Vanderkay. Whew! What a party! For details click here. [Link]