Dana Torres is the oldest person to ever make the American swim team. The accomplishment means Torres will be on her fifth Olympic team.More than twice the age of some of her competitors, Torres finished first in the 100-meter freestyle, just ahead of Natalie Coughlin.On the medal stand with her younger daughter, Torres becomes the oldest Olympic swimmer ever."I had a lot of support from my family and I did it because I can," Torres said.Michael Phelps shattered his own world record in the 200-meter individual medley.Phelps is on track to challenge swimming legend Mark Spitz's record seven gold medals, the most won in a single Olympic trials."Records are made to be broken," Spitz said. "I would never have expected that this seven gold medal standard would be around 26 years later."Also, Aaron Peirsol edged out world record holder -- Ryan Lochte -- in the 200-meter backstroke."It is very cool," Peirsol said. "You wake up during a meet, when days are kind of blending together, and you wake up one day, it's the Fourth of July, and this is a good way to celebrate it."In and outside the pool, people could see a dazzling Fourth of July in the countdown to Beijing.On Saturday, viewers will see the 50-meter freestyle with Gary Hall trying to make his fourth Olympic team.
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