Masters Athlete magazine names Olympic medalist Dara Torres, 41, as the Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - In its December issue, Masters Athlete magazine unveils the winner of the Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year Award — Dara Torres, the 41-year-old Olympic swimmer from Los Angeles, who won three silver medals in the Beijing Games and demonstrated that age need not be a barrier to athletic excellence.
The Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year award recognizes supreme achievement in Masters athletics, which is defined as organized athletics for men and women over 40 years of age.
Despite competing against swimmers half her age, Torres won the silver medal in the women's 50-meter freestyle, placing second by just .01 seconds. She also helped the United States win two silver medals in relays. "On the world's biggest athletic stage, Dara Torres showed that age isn’t the barrier that many of us think it is. And for doing that with grace, humility and power, she is the Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year for 2008," said Sean Callahan, the magazine's editor.
In addition to honoring the best overall Masters athlete, the Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year award program also recognizes the top Masters sports organization Executives of the Year as well as 10 age-group winners — a man and a woman in each of five age categories: 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80-plus. The 2008 Euflexxa Masters Athlete of the Year age group winners and executives of the year are:
| WOMEN'S 40-49 |
| Carolyn Beckedorff |
| Downhill skiing |
| Wellesley, Mass. |
| MEN'S 40-49 |
| Steve Tilford |
| Cycling |
| Topeka, Kan. |
| WOMEN'S 50-59 |
| Kathryn Martin |
| Distance Running |
| Northport, N.Y. |
| MEN'S 50-59 |
| James Payne |
| Basketball |
| San Francisco |
| WOMEN'S 60-69 |
| Shirley Harper |
| Track and Field |
| St. James, Barbados |
| MEN'S 60-69 |
| John Hall |
| Cycling |
| Anchorage, Alaska |
| WOMEN'S 70-79 |
| Betsy Jordan |
| Swimming |
| San Diego |
| MEN'S 70-79 |
| Dave Bauer |
| Rowing |
| Castle Rock, Colo. |
| WOMEN'S 80+ |
| Marjorie Fitzgerald |
| Track and Field |
| La Habra, Calif. |
| MEN'S 80+ |
| Orville Rogers |
| Track and Field |
| Dallas |
The Masters Athlete Executive of the Year award is given to the association leader who has made significant contributions to Masters athletics during the past year. This year Steve Johnson, the CEO of USA Cycling, wins the award for his organization's increasing dedication to its fastest growing membership group: its Masters riders.
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