Joan Hayes was watching the Olympic swim trials on TV while exercising on her crosstrainer when she felt her adrenaline starting to surge. A swimmer she'd never heard of named Dara Torres was tearing up the pool in the 50-meter freestyle, and she was 41 years old. (Full article: 1036 words)

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