by ecoathletes2020 | Oct 21, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Elizabeth Beisel brought a powerful combination of talent, passion, and perseverance to a swimming career that saw the Rhode Island native make the first of her three U.S. Olympic teams at age 15, culminating in silver and bronze medals at the 2012 London Games....
by ecoathletes2020 | Oct 9, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
To say Seyi (pronounced “SHAY”) Smith is multi-talented is an understatement. Smith was part of Canada’s 4x100m relay team at the 2012 London Olympics that finished in the bronze medal position behind Jamaica and the United States, only to be later...
by ecoathletes2020 | Sep 2, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Mary Cain, an otherworldly middle distance runner as a high schooler in suburban New York City in the mid-2010s, wanted to be known as the greatest female athlete ever. Her talent and drive took her to the elite Nike track club in Oregon during her late teens. The...
by ecoathletes2020 | Aug 25, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Becoming an EcoAthletes Champion is a natural progression for the Cameroonian table tennis player, attorney (she practices in France), and activist Sarah Hanffou. The 2010 African Champion and Olympian — Hanffou competed at London 2012 and has qualified for Tokyo 2021...
by ecoathletes2020 | Aug 18, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
For Rhydian Cowley, there wasn’t one “aha moment” when he became passionate about the climate fight. “For me, it’s been a process of building up and learning more about causes, symptoms, and solutions,” said Cowley, who competed for...
by ecoathletes2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Her years at the University of Cambridge were formative for Melissa Wilson as both a climate activist and an athlete. “As a teenager I was startled and unsettled by information in the media and watching ‘An Inconvenient Truth’,” recalled...
