MAXINE MCCORMICK

Mover & Shaker

The San Francisco native became, at age 12, the youngest world champion in fly-casting history during the championships in Estonia in 2016. She was the first child to win a gold medal at a world-class event since 13-year-old American diver Marjorie Gestring won gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In 2018, McCormick followed that up by winning another gold medal at the world championships, this time in England, for Trout Accuracy and Salmon Distance. Her success, personality and eloquence have captured the imagination of media and the public in the U.S. and Europe.

"The No. 1 question people ask is, 'How did I get into casting?' " McCormick said. "I tell them how my dad fly fishes, and one day, I was like 9, he took me to the casting ponds (at Golden Gate Park) and I tried it. I liked it right off."