Supermoms put through paces at Olympics

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Mothers of the world, stand up and applaud British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe and U.S. swimmer Dara Torres who both competed at the Olympics on Sunday.

Radcliffe, 34, the world record holder, and Torres, the oldest US swimmer at 41, are among the rising number of women athletes with children competing at Beijing, proving babies don’t spell the end for elite sportswomen. Perhaps becoming a mother even helps.”It just brings a whole new dimension to your life. The transfer over makes me a happier person running. It also helps you see things in perspective sometimes,” Radcliffe said.

Radcliffe, who was training 12 days after giving birth to daughter Isla in January 2007, missed out on an Olympic medal for the fifth time on Sunday as her patched-up body failed her. Torres snapped up two silver medals in the pool at Beijing on Sunday, beating an Australian rival 25 years her junior, before turning her attention back to her 2-year-old daughter Tessa.