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AFP, Nebraska

American Dara Torres, who is the oldest member of the US Olympic swim team, has dropped the 100-metre freestyle from the events she will compete in at the Beijing Olympics.

The 41-year-old Torres was the surprise of the US Olympic swimming trials when she qualified for her fifth Olympics by winning the 50m and 100m free.

On Monday, she decided to skip the 100m, opting to swim in the 400m freestyle relay and 400m medley relay.

With Torres' defection, Lacey Nymeyer, who finished third in the 100m free, moves up to the second slot.