Dara Torres misses out on 6th Olympic team

By Paul Newberry

Associated Press

Published: Monday, July 2 2012 6:25 p.m. MDT

Dara Torres prepares to swim in a women's 50-meter freestyle semifinal at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Omaha, Neb.

Mark Humphrey, Associated Press

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Summary

Dara Torres has come up short in her bid to make it to the Olympics for a sixth time.

OMAHA, Neb. — Dara Torres has come up short in her bid to make it to the Olympics for a sixth time.

The 45-year-old Torres finished fourth in the final of the 50-meter freestyle Monday night, her only event at the U.S. swimming trials.

After winning three silver medals at the Beijing Olympics, Torres underwent radical knee surgery and put all her hopes into one event. But Jessica Hardy captured the one-lap sprint, touching in 24.50 seconds. Kara Lynn Joyce took the other Olympic spot in 24.73, followed by Christine Magnuson (24.78) and Torres (24.82).

Torres lingered in the water after all the other swimmers had climbed out. Then, she walked around the deck and scooped up her young daughter, who was wearing a green shirt that said "Go Mom."

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