Rule number 1.  Never be photographed directly next to an Olympic athlete (thanks Kristen for being my buffer), especially when that athlete is  Olympic swimmer Dara Torres.  The astounding fact I learned when photographing Dara for Coastal Living is that Dara is about to compete in her 6th consecutive Olympic games.   Oh, and that she brought home 3 silver medals in 2008.  I don’t think just cutting out carbs is going to help me here.