Olympics swimmer Dara Torres has been inducted into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame. In 2008, the oldest-ever Olympic swimmer at age 41 won two silver medals for 100-meter medley relay and 50-meter freestyle, breaking the American freestyle record she had set at the age of 15.

Torres competed in five Olympic Games, winning 12 medals and overtaking American swimmer Mark Spitz, who is also Jewish, with 11 Olympic medals. In her first Olympic Games in 1984, Torres won a gold medal for the 100-meter relay. She went on to compete in 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008, winning five medals in 2000, more than anyone else on her team. Over the course of her career, Torres won four gold, four silver, and four bronze medals at the Olympics.

Her memoir, Age Is Just A Number: Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life, was published in April 2009 and became one of the top-selling business books. Her second book, Gold Medal Fitness: A Revolutionary 5-Week Program, was published in May.