I recently had the unique opportunity to interview a pioneer who has dedicated her career to bringing a voice to women’s sports, Jane Schonberger. Jane is the founder and “Chief Trailblazer” for Pretty Tough, a #1 site for female athletes and fans of women’s sports. Geared toward young girls and their growing desire to play [...]
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Exclusive Interview – Jane Schonberger from Pretty Tough
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Feminism, Health, inspiration, Interviews, Objectification in Sports Blogs, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Journalism, Sports Programs, Sportsmanship, tagged 2016 Olympic Games, Allyson Felix, Amanda Beard, athletes, brand, Chief Trailblazer, coaches, college basketball, Dara Torres, David Beckham, demographic, Diana Lopez, Disney, female sports blog, Fox, future of women's sports, girls, healthy lifestyle, IOC, Jane Schonberger, Jenn Stuczynski, Kerri Walsh and Misty Misty May-Treanor, Life and Style, Liz Tigelaar, Mariel Zagunis, moms and sports, Nastia Liukin, Penguin Young Readers, Pretty Tough, Pretty Tough team, PT team, Razorbill, Sanya Richardson, Shawn Johnson, Softball, softball elminiation and Olympics, sports advertising, sports marketing, staff, Swimming, tennis, UCLA, University of Houston, WNBA fight, women's sports, women's sports brand, women's sports online, women's sports publication, women's sports site on August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Torres Wins Silver, USA Soccer Goes for Gold
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Soccer, Swimming, tagged Angela Hucles, Beijing Olympics, Brazil, Britta Steffen, Dara Torres, finals, Germany, gold medal, Japan, Olympics, silver medal, Soccer, Swimming, United States, women's 50m, Women's 50meter freestyle, Women's Soccer on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Dara Torres clinched the silver medal in the 50m freestyle event on Sunday, losing by 0.1 seconds to Britta Steffen of Germany. “Holy crap” is the only thing that came to mind when I saw that finish. She exited the pool with watery eyes. She deserves nothing but congratulations for her efforts this year, and [...]
Dara Torres advances, Coventry, Adlington shatter world records for golds
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Sports Headlines, Swimming, tagged 200-meter back stroke, 2008 Olympics, 41-year-old swimmer, 50-meter freestyle, 800-meter freestyle, ability, age, Beijing, Dara Torres, Dara Torres and 50-meter freestyle, Dara Torres and freestyle, Great Britain, Huffington Post, Janet Evans, Jenny Thompson, Kirsty Coventry, Margaret Hoelzer, Olympics, Rebecca Adlington, sprint, United States, women's swimming, Zimbabwe on August 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, according to ESPN, Dara Torres won the 50m freestyle heat with ease, finishing at the wall with a time of time of 24.27 – 0.15 better than anyone else. Swimming is hard enough, especially the 50 meter freestyle. An all-out sprint, the 50m requires explosive power and speed, two traits that are supposed [...]
Torres Qualifies for Beijing
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Feminism, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism, Swimming, tagged 41-year-old swimmer, American Woman, Beijing, Dara Torres, fandom, fans, Lenny Kravitz, mom, mother, Olympics, Sports Journalism, Swimming, Title IX on July 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Because my most popular post thus far (recieving over 2,000 hits) is that of Dara Torres, I feel compelled to announce that she has achieved what many have deemed impossible: on Sunday, she qualified for her fifth Olympic games, beating American-record holder, Natalie Coughlin by 0.05 for a spot on the Apparently, she rose from [...]
41-Year-Old Torres Attempts Fifth Olympic Qualifier
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Sports Headlines, Swimming, tagged 41-year-old, age, bionic woman, Dara Torres, drug tests, freestyle, gender, Olympic gold medal, Olympic qualifier, Olympics, swimmer, Swimming, Wendy Lewellen, Women's Sports Foundation on June 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It has been studied and confirmed over and over again: age and gender each have a significant impact on the cardiac response to exercise. But for some reason, it doesn’t seem to apply to Dara Torres, a 41-year-old mother who is attempting to qualify for her fifth Olympic Games on June 29-July 6 at the [...]
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