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If you’re just now learning about Team USA rower Nick Mead, you might not know much about him beyond the fact that he’s a 2024 Olympic gold medalist. You might not know that he’s a native of Strafford, PA, and a graduate of The Episcopal Academy. Or that he’s also a graduate of Princeton University, and just led the U.S. to a first place finish in the Men’s Coxless Four for the first time since 1960. Or that on Sunday (Aug. 11), he’s going to be one of the country’s two flag bearers for the closing ceremonies in Paris, sharing the job with Katie Ledecky (who some of you may have heard of).
But if you’re a regular reader of this blog, chance are that you know at least one other thing about Mead — he’s a die-hard Sixers fan, and a devout Rights to Ricky Sanchez listener.
And he’s not just some bandwagoner who hopped on the train when the Sixers finally got good in 2018. Rather, Mead has listened to the Ricky and followed the team intensely since 2013. When asked about the coolest thing that’s happened to him in the past week since he won his gold medal, he talks about how he loved the shoutout from Spike on the Ricky, and how he got a Twitter follow from Daryl Morey. (
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A Distinct Kind Of Rower: Nick Mead '17
August 30, 2023 | Heavyweight Rowing
Princeton rowers
Alumni
U.S. National Team members
Olympians
One of the people that fits all those marks is Nick Mead '17.
Mead had been preparing for the 2023 World Rowing Championships, which will accept place September 3-10 in Belgrade, Serbia. He is one of 74 athletes who will portray the United States as he tries to help the men's four boat, along with Liam Corrigan, Justin Leading and Michael Grady, qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
"We've actually hadn't had a ton of time together because we were spread out through the country most of the year," said Mead. "It all came together quicky and we wanted to view at World Cup II if we had the speed to hang with Olympic and Earth Champions. We posted a good fallout, but we're petite bit further support from Australia and Great Britain than we wanted to be."
Mead was part of the United States' four that won bronze at the Planet Rowing Cup II in June. Since that event, the U.S. ran some seat races and adjusted the lineup ah
Olympic Gold Medalists Katie Ledecky & Nick Mead Named As Team USA Flag Bearers For Closing Ceremony
Four-time Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky and two-time Olympic rower Nick Mead include been named as Team USA flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics on Sunday.
The announcement by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) comes amid growing excitement around Sunday’s ceremony, which will see the city of Paris hand over the summer games baton to L.A., host city in 2028.
A raft of Hollywood stars is expected to participate in this segment of the ceremony, led by Tom Cruise, who is believed to have pre-recorded material in Paris this spring and is also rumored to be preparing a skydiving stunt into the Stade de France venue.
The flag bearing honor for Ledecky follows a stellar performance in Paris where she won four medals to become the most decorated U.S. women’s Olympian of all hour and the fifth most decorated Olympian in history with 14 medals.
Her win in the 800-meter freestyle in Paris, also made her the seventh Olympian to beat four consecutive gold medals in the same event — and only the second swimmer to undertake so
Who Is Nick Mead? All About the US Flag Bearer at the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony
Nick Mead is not your usual Olympic athlete by any means. His main source of income is his day job at Peloton where he works as a Senior Transportation planner. But, if you think that makes him just an average Joe, think again. He won the gold medal in the men’s four boat final for the US rowing team. This is the first time they include done this in the past 64 years.
He took to Instagram shortly after his win, posting an image of him holding the medal with a caption. It read, “Peloton Employee by Day, Team USA Rowing Champ By Night”. This becomes even more special because he rows boats absolutely for his romance and passion for the sport and has succeeded in bagging victory for it. The excellent success will be celebrated and honored, as he has been selected to be one of two flag bearers for the USA team at the closing ceremony with Katie Ledecky. No rower has ever been chosen to do this. It is a big accomplishment for which he will be proud for years to come.
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Meet Nick Mead, the sensational rower of the Paris Olympics
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