Dara Torres of the USA smiles as she relaxes before a training session at the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Bird’s Nest, in preparation for the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Torres, a 41-year-old mother, is competing in Beijing 24 years after winning her first Olympic gold. Torres owns nine Olympic medals, starting with that first relay gold in 1984. (GREG WOOD, AFP/GETTY IMAGES)