What happened to the 41 year old woman swimmer in the Beijing Olympics, Torres? Why isn't she competing? ?

Question

What happened to the 41 year old woman swimmer in the Beijing Olympics, Torres? Why isn't she competing? ?

Answer 1

Another comeback for a fifth Olympics

At age 41, Dara Torres returned to the pool to obtain a spot in her fifth Olympic games, unprecedented for an American female swimmer. In fact, she is the first woman in history to swim in the Olympics past the age of 40. She won the 100 m freestyle in a time of 53.78 seconds. The American record in that event is 53.39 seconds. Her Olympic career now spans 24 years. On July 5, she qualified for the finals on 50 m freestyle that were held on July 6. In that semi-final she broke the American record with a time of 24.38 seconds. On July 6 in the finals she broke that record for the 9th time, setting it at 24.25 seconds and winning the top American women's spot in the 50 m freestyle.[7] Torres' time of 24.25 is .28 seconds off the current world's best in the 50m, set by Australian Libby Trickett at the Australian Olympic Trials in March.

On July 7, 2008, Torres confirmed that she would be pulling out of 100 m Freestyle swim for her time at the Beijing Olympics to focus her efforts on the 50 m freestyle. Lacey Nymeyer took over the position from Torres.[8]

On July 30, 2008, at the US swim team's final training in Singapore, Torres, together with Amanda Beard and Natalie Coughlin were elected captains of the US Olympic women’s swimming team.[9]

In order to pre-empt any speculation that she might be taking performance-enhancing drugs, Torres volunteered for an enhanced drug-testing program. She has not been accused of steroids-use.[10]

At age 41 years, 117 days, she became the oldest female Olympic medalist in history by taking silver on August 10, 2008, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as the anchor position of the US 4×100 meters women's relay (the fifth time in five tries she has earned an Olympic medal in that event).

Torres will swim in qualifying heat 10 at Beijing in the women's 50 m freestyle on Friday, August 15th[11]

Answer 2

She is competing.  She was on the US rely team that won a gold medal a few days ago.  Go to nbc4.com and you can see everything pertaining to the Olympics  

Answer 3

She is competing in the 50 meter freestyle and they have not held that event yet

Answer 4

she failed the drug/steroid test

Answer 5

In order to pre-empt any speculation that she might be taking performance-enhancing drugs, Torres volunteered for an enhanced drug-testing program. She has not been accused of steroids-use.

At age 41, Dara Torres returned to the pool to obtain a spot in her fifth Olympic games, unprecedented for an American female swimmer. In fact, she is the first woman in history to swim in the Olympics past the age of 40. She won the 100 m freestyle in a time of 53.78 seconds. The American record in that event is 53.39 seconds. Her Olympic career now spans 24 years. On July 5, she qualified for the finals on 50 m freestyle that were held on July 6. In that semi-final she broke the American record with a time of 24.38 seconds. On July 6 in the finals she broke that record for the 9th time, setting it at 24.25 seconds and winning the top American women's spot in the 50 m freestyle.[7] Torres' time of 24.25 is .28 seconds off the current world's best in the 50m, set by Australian Libby Trickett at the Australian Olympic Trials in March.

On July 7, 2008, Torres confirmed that she would be pulling out of 100 m Freestyle swim for her time at the Beijing Olympics to focus her efforts on the 50 m freestyle. Lacey Nymeyer took over the position from Torres.[8]

On July 30, 2008, at the US swim team's final training in Singapore, Torres, together with Amanda Beard and Natalie Coughlin were elected captains of the US Olympic women’s swimming team.[9]

At age 41 years, 117 days, she became the oldest female Olympic medalist in history by taking silver on August 10, 2008, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as the anchor position of the US 4×100 meters women's relay (the fifth time in five tries she has earned an Olympic medal in that event).

Torres will swim in qualifying heat 10 at Beijing in the women's 50 m freestyle on Friday, August 15th

Answer 6

She was taking a nap, and missed the race.