Dara Torre | |
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| Member of the VermontHouseofRepresentatives from the Washington 2 district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2023 Servingwith Kari Dolan | |
| Preceded by | Maxine Grad |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Moretown,Vermont |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
Dara Torre is an American politician from Vermont. She has been a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Washington 2 District since 2023. [1]
Dara Shikoh,also transliterated as Dara Shukoh,was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba and was favoured as a successor by his father and his elder sister,Princess Jahanara Begum. He had been given the title of 'Shah-e-Buland Iqbal' by Shah Jahan. In the war of succession which ensued after Shah Jahan's illness in 1657,Dara was defeated by his younger brother Prince Muhiuddin. He was executed in 1659 on Aurangzeb's orders in a bitter struggle for the imperial throne.
Dara is a given name in several languages.
Dara Grace Torres is an American former competitive swimmer,who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games,and at age 41,the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics,she competed in the 50-meter freestyle,4×100-meter medley relay,and 4×100-meter freestyle relay,and won silver medals in all three events.
Dara Singh Randhawa was an Indian professional wrestler,actor,director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer,director and writer,and he acted in films and television. His role of Hanuman in the film Bajrangbali (1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan made him popular. Singh was inducted into the Legacy wing of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Radojka Adžić,better known as Dara Bubamara,is a Serbian singer from Novi Sad. She came to prominence as a member of the Dara Bubamara Show Band. Adžićsubsequently pursued a solo career in 1995 and has released twelve studio albums.
Courtney Amanda Shealy,from Irmo,South Carolina,later known by her married name Courtney Hart,is an American former competition swimmer,Olympic gold medalist,and former world record-holder. Shealy swam the third leg of the world record-breaking women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay team that won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Her winning teammates were Jenny Thompson,Dara Torres and Amy Van Dyken. At the same Olympics,she swam in the qualifying heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay,and earned a gold medal for doing so. From 2009 to 2024,Courtney was the head coach of the swimming program at Georgia Tech.
Barbara Jane Bedford,who competed as BJ Bedford,currently known by her married name,Barbara Miller,is an American former competition swimmer,Olympic champion,and former world record-holder.
Laura Anne Walker is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Dara are several given names used for both men and women in different languages.
William Walker Robinson was a Scottish-born competition swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Robinson swam in the men's 200-metre breaststroke,and came second for the silver medal with a time of 3:12.8. He was 38 years old at the time of the 1908 Olympics,and was the oldest swimmer to win a medal in Olympic history for 100 years,until the 41-year-old American Dara Torres won three silver medals at the 2008 Olympics.
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 22–23 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney,Australia.
Dara or Daras was an important East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Because of its great strategic importance,it featured prominently in the Roman-Persian conflicts. The former archbishopric remains a multiple Catholic titular see. Today,the village of Dara,in the Mardin Province occupies its location.
The women's 4 ×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing,China.
The women's 4 ×100 metre medley relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 and 17 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing,China.
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–17 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing,China.
Lara Marie Jackson is a retired American competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle. She swam for the University of Arizona from 2005 to 2009 where she was a 9-time NCAA champion. She is the former American record-holder in both the 50-yard freestyle,and the long course 50-meter freestyle.
Torre is an Italian and Spanish surname meaning "tower". Prominent individuals with this surname include:
Le Ying is a retired Chinese swimmer,who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. At the 1994 FINA World Championships in Rome,Italy,Le,along with her teammates Shan Ying,LüBin,and Le Jingyi,powered past the entire field to capture the 4×100 m freestyle relay title and demolished a new world record of 3:37.91,slicing 1.55 seconds off the standard set by the U.S. team of Nicole Haislett,Angel Martino,Jenny Thompson,and Dara Torres from the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The following month,at the Asian Games in Hiroshima,Japan,Le edged out Japan's Eri Yamanoi on the final lap to overhaul a two-minute barrier and claim a gold medal in the 200 m freestyle with a sterling time of 1:59.77.
Flee (2013) is the third novel published by the American writer Evan Dara.
Dara Joseph O'Shea is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland national team.
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