how to look like 41-yr-old Dara Torres

Getting ready for her record 5th Olympics, American swimmer Dara Torres has the 2nd fastest time in the 100m this year.

How many Moms are in this kind of shape?

You could get that ripped too. Here’s her secret:

… check your bank account, as she revealed she will spend approximately $100,000 this year (2007) on her support staff.

That staff includes: Swim Coach, Sprint Coach, Strength and Conditioning Coach, TWO Full-Time Personal Stretchers, Physical Therapist, Masseuse and last (but certainly not least) a Nanny. This clearly doesn’t come cheap, and Torres lists Bloomberg L.P., Toyota and Speedo as Sponsors that help her defray this ludicrous training cost. They must be good if she can comfortably spend that kind of money on training and not worry about supporting her family, all the more power to her for being able to.

As for her actual workout regime, Torres says she is swimming 5 times a week (no doubles), four 90 minute strength sessions (Swiss Balls, Medicine Balls, Bands and Resistance Work, no weights) and then 60 minute stretching sessions at the completions of each workout. She calls her personal stretchers her “secret weapon” and credits them for a lot of her success.

On the subject of doping allegations Torres pointed out that she is having her blood analyzed despite the fact this is not required, “My attitude is, bring it on. Do what you have to do to prove I’m clean.”

Timed Finals

She’s been named one of the co-captains for Beijing.

Thanks Dave Adlard for showing me the hottie magazine photos of Dara. (I won’t tell your wife.)