She’s heading to Beijing, ready to dive in to the big games as the first American to swim in five Olympics. As if that weren’t amazing enough … she’s a 41-year-old mom.

Described in the headlines as "ageless," Dara Torres sealed her spot on this summer’s all-star team Sunday at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE, when she won the women’s 50-meter freestyle in a time of 24.25 seconds — a new U.S. record (beating the previous record which SHE had set the day earlier in the semifinals). She clinched her spot, making her the oldest female on the team, when she won the 100-meter freestyle on July 4.

According to USA Today, she is inspiring a new Olympic movement that "gives more power to the fans with creases forming around their eyes and traces of gray appearing at their temples."

And this isn’t a first for Torres on making an Olympic comeback or being the oldest contender at the games. In 2000, at age 33, she dove back in after a seven-year layoff, taking home two gold and three bronze medals.

But while Torres will be the oldest female on the U.S. swim team, she won’t be the oldest female contender from the United States. That honor will belong to three-time Olympian Staff Sgt. Libby Callahan, a 23-year U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, who is only 56 years young.