LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Four-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres won the Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race on Saturday, the first woman to win the event in its 26 years.

Torres started from the pole position for the second straight year and led all 10 laps on the 1.968-mile, nine-turn downtown street circuit, beating Christopher Masterson, from the TV show "Malcolm in the Middle," by a little more than 3 seconds.

"It was just a perfect race," said Torres, who came back from a seven-year retirement to win five medals, including two golds, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. "At one point, I looked in my mirrors and there was nobody there. I couldn't believe it."

Pro wrestler Bill Goldberg was second to Torres and stayed close to the leader until he broke his gearbox midway through.

Torres, now a commentator for "Inside Edition" and the Oxygen Network, was fourth a year ago.

Pro drivers Danica Patrick, Tommy Kendall and Sarah Fisher finished third through fifth. Patrick finished about 6 seconds back.

The pros started the race 30 seconds behind the celebrities in the field of 17 Toyota Celicas.

Among other celebrities, Dule Hill of "West Wing" was fifth, followed by TV comedian Christopher Titus. Patrick Stewart, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," was 14th.