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The Rich Roll Podcast

Olympic Legend Dara Torres: Age-Defying Fitness, Eating Disorders & Protecting The Next Generation of Gold Medal Talent

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.812.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Dara Torres is a 5-time Olympian, 12-time Olympic medalist, and the oldest swimmer to ever win an Olympic medal at age 41. We explore how she broke American records two years after giving birth, trained only five days a week while beating teenagers, and missed her sixth Olympics by nine-hundredths of a second. We discuss her revolutionary recovery-focused training, battles with bulimia, and why she still can't turn off the competitive switch at 58. Most surprising? The swimming world's indifference to her game-changing methods. Dara redefined athletic longevity. This conversation unpacks how. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up   Today’s Sponsors: On: High-performance shoes & apparel crafted for comfort and style 👉https://www.on.com/richroll                                                                    Go Brewing: Use the code Rich Roll for 15% OFF 👉https://www.gobrewing.com AG1: Get a FREE bottle of D3K2, Welcome Kit, and 5 travel packs with your first order 👉https://www.drinkAG1.com/richroll                                             BetterHelp: Get 10% OFF the first month👉 https://www.betterhelp.com/richroll Roka: Unlock 20% OFF your order with code RICHROLL 👉https://www.ROKA.com/RICHROLL            Rivian: Electric vehicles that keep the world adventurous forever👉https://www.rivian.com Check out all the amazing discounts from our Sponsors 👉 https://www.richroll.com/sponsors   Find out more about Voicing Change Media at https://www.voicingchange.media  and follow us@voicingchange

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Movement is so much more than just exercise or training or motion even.

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Movement is a language.

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It's a way of connecting body, mind, and environment.

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Movement as a way of being.

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A way of being that brings me close to myself, closer to other people,

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and to what matters most in life. And for me, what we wear in that pursuit plays a crucial role.

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We're brought to you today by the wonderful folks at Go Brewing.

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Let me tell you a story.

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A few years ago, this guy Joe Chura rings me up out of the blue, and he asks if I'll fly out to Illinois

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and speak at this event that he was hosting called Go, which ended up being this really

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incredible weekend oriented around taking inspired action. Joe and I hit it off, but, you know,

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that was kind of that, and it wasn't until I ran into him a couple years ago at Jesse Isler's

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running man event that I realized

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that he had taken inspired action himself by creating this new enterprise that was also called Go.

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Go Brewing, in fact, which from Goh has grown into what it is today, one of the most exciting

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