Women in Sports This Weekend

This has been a great weekend for women in sports. I want to touch on two of the biggest stories of the weekend.

First we have Venus Williams defeating her sister Serena to win Wimbledon yesterday. The sisters have been criticized in the past for not playing their hardest when playing each other. That could not be said about yesterday's match. Both women played their hardest, and Venus won in two sets.


Then we have Dara Torres. Torres is a U.S. swimmer who this weekend qualified for the team to compete at this summer's Olympics in Beijing in the 100-meter freestyle event. Torres may also qualify for other events today. This is noteworthy for a few reasons. First, this is Torres' fifth Olympic Games. And she is 41 years old. During the 2000 Games in Sydney she was the oldest member of the U.S. swim team. There's no doubt that she will be again this year. And it should be noted that Torres won her first Olympic medal during the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, which to put into perspective was before current swimming phenom Michael Phelps was even born.


Congratulations to both these athletes!