Dara Torres – $3 Million

To be considered among the most excellent swimmers of all time is no easy feat, but Dara Torres’s twelve Olympic medals have cemented her status as a legend of the sport. The swimmer enjoyed massive success during her heydays, ensuring that she secured her financial future, with over $3 million in her bank accounts.

Torres is as multitalented as they come, who, after retiring, went into modeling, hosted a couple of television shows, and as if that wasn’t enough, she penned two best-selling books. It’s her hard work that has seen her achieve all that, and it isn’t surprising that the athlete’s enjoying the fruits of her labor, living lavishly.