Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 10040 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine L ately I’ve been thinking about why I got into rowing. I used to think it was because I did well at it,” says 28-year-old Elle Logan. In the case of Logan, “doing well” means winning her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in as many games, becoming the first American rower to ever accomplish such a feat. Her most recent victory was in Rio De Janeiro in August. But her reason for rowing, before she ever dipped a competitive oar into the wa- ter, was to glide back to her very outdoor- sy past, “where I grew up bird hunting in Jackman and swimming with my dad in Boothbay Harbor.” She remembers, “I’d drive my little 13-foot Boston Whaler by myself to go to sailing lessons. Then I’d go to my friend’s house after. That boat was like my freedom. I spent all summer outside.” Though Logan has competed successfully in smaller boats and singles competition, her Olympic victories have all been in the wom- en’s coxed eight. Amid this harmony of mo- tion, she fills the position known as the “en- gine room”–a fitting spot for someone who never gets winded. “I have a big heart and huge lung capac- ity,” Logan says. “Most of the time when people are getting tired, I’m just getting warmed up.” Logan believes she inherits her endur- ance from her “barrel-chested” dad, and “my long frame from my mom.” At 6’2”, Lo- gan also has “long arms and legs, even for my height,” which gives her added leverage when rowing. While she acknowledges she has some inherited physical advantages, she points out that those advantages only be- come so with practice.“If you’re longer and taller, it’s harder to coordinate your move- ments. It can help you if you get it right, but you have to get it right. ” Lost to some observers is the intellectu- 8. “I have a big heart and huge lung capacity. Most of the time when people are getting tired, I’m just getting warmed up.” From Boothbay to Rio, Olympic rower Elle Logan gets the gold. Unstoppable Force