Olympic Athletes To Keep An Eye On

Shaklee recently congratulated eight of its "Pure Performance Team" athletes who'll be participating in the Olympic Games in London. One of them is Troy Dumais, 35-time national champion. For the fourth time, 32-year-old Troy has qualified for the diving team, joining Greg Louganis as the only other American man to do so! Troy will compete on Aug. 1 in the 3-meter synchronized event and on Aug. 6-7 in the 3-meter springboard.

Here are the other Shaklee-fueled athletes to watch: Dennis Bowsher, Pentathlete; Corey Cogdell, Trap Shooter; Caryn Davies, Rower; Margaux Isaksen, Pentathlete; Seth Kelsey, Fencer; Eleanor Logan, Rower; Keith Sanderson, Rapid Fire Pistol Shooter.

Dennis Bowsher, 4-time Senior National Champion, World Cup medalist and soldier in the U.S. Army, will compete in his first Games. He says, "Training for a pentathelon is grueling. We run 60 miles a week, swim 12 miles a week, fence for a total of 7 hours a week, shoot for 7 1/2 hours a week and ride for 1 1/2 hours during the week."

Another Pentathlete is Margaux Isaksen, who competed in the Beijing Games in 2008 at just 16 years old. Last year she was crowned Champion of Champions in Sicily and won gold at the Pan American Games in Mexico. Both she and Dennis Bowsher will compete on Aug. 11-12.

Seth Kelsey, epee Fencer, is a Beijing Games competitor and Pan American Games gold medalist. He will compete in his third Games this summer. Seth's favorite Shaklee products are Shaklee Vitalizer, OmegaGuard and Vivix. Seth says, "Every bout you have to fight - even in practice." Even though in practice, "I'm down 4-2, I'm going to fight to win." Seth will compete on Aug. 1.

Want to learn more about these athletes? Go to MyShaklee.com and at athletes.shaklee.com. Share the excitement with everyone you know!

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Born in Chicago, I lived in Palatine, IL for 46 years. That's where we raised our 3 daughters. After a short stay in McHenry, I moved to Chicago, residing there for the first time since I was 5 years old. My husband, Dan, and I raised our 3 girls in Palatine. Now we have 2 sons-in-law and 2 granddaughters too.

What attracted me to Shaklee 33 years ago? Initially I think it was the idea of having my own business. I grew up in an entrepreneurial family. It was always in the back of my head that I could do it too. I trained adults in an insurance company right out of college, a good skill to learn. About 35 to 40% of Shaklee marketers have been teachers.

By then a tennis friend had interested me in trying 5 or 6 supplements. I truly felt I was doing her a favor - that they wouldn't be any better than others I'd bought at the grocery. Those didn't give me more energy or impact the colds, sore throats, sinus infections I had every year. Surprise! For the first time, Shaklee supplements made a distinct difference in how I felt. Even my golf and tennis revved up a notch - and that really got my attention. I started to talk to others about Shaklee because I wanted them to feel healthier too.

Out driving on a Fall Sunday in 1985, I popped a tape in the car's tape deck. Several Shaklee leaders of the top rank - Master Coordinator - told their stories of getting started and becoming successful. I thought, "I could do that!"

At the time we had 3 teenage daughters, so I started out working Shaklee around the edges of my life. The business grew because, like me, my friends, neighbors and relatives could see the difference Shaklee made in their lives.

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