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By Gina Kolata / The Bulletin
August 13, 2008
At age 41, Dara Torres seems to have broken new ground, showing that it is possible for athletes to continue to compete at the highest levels, even making Olympic teams, at advanced ages.
But, physiologists say, the conventional wisdom about age and sports is more urban legend than fact. Not....