Olympic Medalist Dara Torres Talks 2012 Summer Olympics

12 time Olympic medalist Dara Torres is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. She's won four gold medals and is currently training for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the age of 44. Dara Torres joined journalist and blogger, Candace Rose Anderson of the website Candie Anderson to discuss training for the Olympics, how she's overcome obstacles and how she deals with pain. Image courtesy of Twitter — 12 time Olympic medalist Dara Torres is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. She’s won four gold medals and is currently training for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the age of 44. Dara Torres joined journalist and blogger, Candace Rose Anderson of the website Candie Anderson to discuss training for the Olympics, how she’s overcome obstacles and how she deals with pain. Image courtesy of Twitter

Dara Torres is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. She has won twelve medals including four golds in five Olympics. At the age of 44 she is breaking records and looking to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Dara Torres is one of my favorite Olympic athletes of all time! This morning I was honored and humbled to have been asked to interview her about the upcoming Summer Olympics, how to prevent/treat injuries and more! Please be sure to check out the interview below in its entirety.

Screenshot of 12-time Olympic swimming medalist, Dara Torres

Dara Torres On Training For The 2012 Summer Olympics

Candie Anderson: You’re such an inspiration to so many people, especially women. Can you tell us what you’ve been up to?

Dara Torres: “Well, the past year and a half I’ve been rehabbing my knee. I’ve had some major reconstructive knee surgery, so I’ve been working on that. I got back in the water in August and started training again for what will hopefully be my last Olympic trials and hopefully Olympic games.

How Dara Torres Treats Muscle Aches and Pain

Candie Anderson: And you’re working with BENGAY Cold Therapy?

Dara Torres: “Yes I am. You know being an athlete I obviously get lots of muscle aches and pains but just being my age anyway; being a middle age mom, picking up my daughter and running after her, I get lots muscle aches and pains, so I use BENGAY Cold Therapy. It’s a fast acting blast of cold, deep and penetrating and it’s long lasting relief and I just love it because I get over my muscle aches and pains quicker.”

4-time Olympic gold medalist, Dara Torres

Candie Anderson: Do you have any advice for those of use with shin splints – can we use something like BENGAY Cold Therapy for that?

Dara Torres: “You know, BENGAY Cold Therapy is more for muscle aches and pains and it’s not necessarily for bone type stuff, but you know it’s awesome. My back went out the other day a little bit and I rubbed some of that one and within a day it was feeling much better, so I love it. I love the coldness of it too and it doesn’t have any odor to it which is nice. And actually if you want to find out more about it, you can go to BENGAY.com.”

BENGAY Cold Therapy – BENGAY.com

Dara’s Biggest Olympic Inspiration

Candie Anderson: What is your biggest inspiration and motivation in trying to get to the Olympics?

Dara Torres: “I just really love the sport of swimming and I love standing up and competing, so with those two things combined it just really motivates me to want to keep in the sport. And I know I’m getting older, and I know my body is aging a little bit but if I could just get through one more time, it would be great to make another Olympic team.”

Dara Torres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where she earned three silver medals. – Image courtesy of Time.com