PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine native Eleanor Logan won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics on Thursday as the U.S. women’s eight rowing team held off Canada to take the top spot for the second straight Olympics.
The team won the race on Dorney Lake in Windsor, England, in a time of 6 minutes, 10.59 seconds. The team led from start to finish and ended a half-length ahead of Canada, with Netherlands taking third.
Logan, 24, is from Boothbay Harbor and also won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. The U.S. eight team hasn’t lost a competitive race in six years.
The U.S. team threw up their arms and screamed in delight after crossing the finish line, with some members leaning back into their teammates’ laps.
After receiving their medals, the team threw coxswain Mary Whipple into the lake in jubilation.
Logan began rowing during high school while attending Brooks School in North Andover, Mass. She graduated from Stanford University in 2011.
