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Not that I’m totally shocked – swimming has all kinds of problems, including that it really helps to be as…

42 year-old olympic swimmer Dara Torres is to have her left shinbone broken, in order to create more room for cartilage to grow around the kneecap. After that, she’ll have to recover for up to 18 months, but hopes that this will motivate her even more, to come back for the 2012 London Olympics. Read espn.go.com

Dara Torres

(Torres after winning silver in Beijing. Picture courtesy of bryangeek, cc by-sa)