by Developer | Dec 14, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
* You read that right: Mermaid. To say Merle (pronounced MYRHH-luh) Liivand is multi-faceted is an understatement. Aside from being a champion open water and ice swimmer, an environmentalist as well as, yes, a mermaid (more on that later), Liivand is also persistent,...
by ecoathletes2020 | Dec 8, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Claudia Galindo is pushing hard to be part of the first women’s beach volleyball duo to represent Colombia at an Olympics next summer in Tokyo, where she would team up with her sister Andrea. The pioneering does not end there for Galindo as she today becomes the...
by ecoathletes2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
A life-long lover and appreciator of the environment, Canadian doubles ace Gaby Dabrowski came to her interest in climate change recently. “It’s only been within the past several years where I feel I’ve made any positive strides towards reducing my...
by ecoathletes2020 | Nov 23, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
World class rowers must bring heaping helpings of tenacity, resilience and focus to help them overcome the ever-present bouts of suffering and fatigue to eventually get a winning result. Dave Hampton, who was a member of the British national team back in the 80s, has...
by ecoathletes2020 | Nov 16, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Joe Cooke is an up-and-coming batsman for Cardiff, Wales-based Glamorgan in the top-flight of English County cricket. His career plan includes to someday make the English National Team and play in a Cricket World Cup. He also plans to use his platform to make a...
by ecoathletes2020 | Nov 10, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Justice Bartley, who just became the first ex-basketball player to join the EcoAthletes Champions roster, knows that leading the #ClimateComeback will be hard work. That’s just fine with Bartley, as he is very familiar with overcoming obstacles. The 6′...
