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Nine- time Olympic medalist Dara Torres takes off in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay final. The USA women’s team won the silver medal, giving Dara her 10th Olympic medal in her fifth Olympic games.
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Nine- time Olympic medalist Dara Torres takes off in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay final. The USA women’s team won the silver medal, giving Dara her 10th Olympic medal in her fifth Olympic games.
Nine- time Olympic medalist Dara Torres takes off in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay final. The USA women’s team won the silver medal, giving Dara her 10th Olympic medal in her fifth Olympic games.
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Year & City | 2008 Beijing Olympics |
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