AMERICAN WOMAN
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While Serena and Venus Williams get ready to face each other AGAIN for the championship at Wimbleton, Dara Torres won the women's 100 meter freestyle at the US Olympic trials, setting a world record in the process. Not earth shattering in and of itself until you find out that she is 41 years old and this will be her 5th Olympic games.
When she climbed out of the pool, American Woman was blasting over the loudspeakers.
She's not the only one, of course. The American swimming contingent is looking extremely strong and I just can'te wait to see them perform. But as an ex swimmer, I gotta tell you - still being able to compete, let alone being competitive, let alone winning, and let alone setting a world record at the age of 41 is absolutely spectacular and unprecedented.
These awsome performances by our outstanding young athletes just make me so damn proud. And it's good to feel that again for a change and after so long.
While Serena and Venus Williams get ready to face each other AGAIN for the championship at Wimbleton, Dara Torres won the women's 100 meter freestyle at the US Olympic trials, setting a world record in the process. Not earth shattering in and of itself until you find out that she is 41 years old and this will be her 5th Olympic games.
When she climbed out of the pool, American Woman was blasting over the loudspeakers.
She's not the only one, of course. The American swimming contingent is looking extremely strong and I just can'te wait to see them perform. But as an ex swimmer, I gotta tell you - still being able to compete, let alone being competitive, let alone winning, and let alone setting a world record at the age of 41 is absolutely spectacular and unprecedented.
These awsome performances by our outstanding young athletes just make me so damn proud. And it's good to feel that again for a change and after so long.
Labels: America, human spirit, sports
posted by Libby Spencer at 4:31 AM
1 Comments:
Wow. That is amazing. I spent an hour just treading water in the pool yesterday and can hardly move today.
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