Video - Dara Torres interview on the Today Show 7/7/2008

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Matt Lauer Asks Dara Torres: Do You Use Performance-Enhancing Drugs?
Published 7/7/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Women's Sports, PEDs, USAAfter Dara Torres qualified for the U.S. Olympic swimming team at age 41, some questioned whether such an accomplishment was evidence that she is cheating. On the Today Show this morning, Matt Lauer put the question directly to Torres: "Have you in the past or are you currently taking or using anything that is banned by your sport?" Lauer asked. "Absolutely not," Torres said. "In fact, I've taken a proactive approach. I went to [the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency] and I met with the CEO there, and said, ...

Dara Torres - Matt Lauer Interview On Today Show 2008 Olympics And Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Published 7/7/2008 at FanIQ Blog
41-year-old Dara Torres will be one of the major headlines for the U.S. heading into the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, and rightfully so. She 41 and is competing in a sport where you're too young at age 26, and not to mention, looks rather mannish at times. Unfortunately, with the current sports landscape, all phenomenal athletic feats must be followed by the same question: did he/she cheat to get there? So naturally, after she broke her own U.S. record in the 50 meter freestyle two days in a row, the doubts were tossed around Sunday papers, among them Jason Whitlick ...