The Reign in Maine
Pop!Tech would like to give an official hat tip to some newly-minted Olympic medal winners and Maine residents (or former residents). Since we’re headquartered in Maine and the Pop!Tech conference is held in beautiful Camden each year, we were thrilled — and proud — to see several athletes from our backyard recognized on the grandest of stages.
You might have caught the women’s rowing team ripping it up across the water as they raced for the gold. Rowers Anna Goodale, originally of Camden, and Elle Logan, from Boothbay Harbor, have made their respective hometowns very proud by bringing home Olympic gold in the Women’s Eights.
Anna, a Syracuse University graduate, is now a member of the U.S. National Team and living in Princeton, New Jersey. She’s also a trained artist with her own illustration and mural business, and lists her Mom as her personal hero. (Yay, Anna’s mom!) Here’s a fun video from last summer showing a typical day in Anna’s life. Spoiler alert: there’s a lot of rowing involved.
Elle is currently studying at Stanford but says the Farmer’s Market in Bangor, Maine, is one of her favorite places. Somebody send her some congratulatory goat’s cheese!
It’s not just the women of Maine who won medals. Wyatt Allen, formerly of Portland, Maine, and currently living in Princeton, New Jersey, took home the Bronze in the Men’s Eights event. This was his second time at the Olympic games and the U.S. team won medals both times.
With all these award-winning rowers, there must be something in the Maine water. Congratulations to all of you — your dedication, talent and passion are truly an inspiration.
Athletes’ official bios :
Anna Goodale
Elle Logan
Wyatt Allen
Photo credit USA Today
Comments
Katherine Watier Aug 26, 2008 at 2:53 pm
As a former Mainer, and a Pop!Techer, it’s great to see Pop!Tech congratulate the Maine Olympians…