Olympia the Humpback Whale

Her Story

Olympia was named for five barnacle scars that looked like the rings of the Olympic symbol.  These scars have since faded and are no longer visible.  But her tail pattern is unique and I have seen her many times on Stellwagen Bank.  She is the second most favorite great-grandmother of the seven known in the world.  Salt is the most famous of all.

Olympia is an adoption whale at Ocean Alliance

Olympia’s Background

Olympia‘s History  (Olympia joined the Great Grandmother’s Club in 2005)

Mother:               Unknown	First Sighting:   1979
Year Of Birth:   Unknown	Last Seen:           1998

Olympia‘s Family Tree

Calves	Year of Birth	Grandcalves
Anchor	1983	Tribble 1990 (Anchor)
Hummingbird	1985
Cascade	1987	Touchdown 1996 (Cascade)
Elbow	1991	Cajun 1998 (Cascade)
Not Named	1993
Sparta	1996	Touchdown calves 2005 & 2008
Jota	1998	Cajun also has a calf

Pictures of Olympia

Olympia’s Calves

New:  Olympia on DVD reg $25.00

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If you adopted Olympia from any of the Adopt A Whale Programs in the US or UK, you can meet her!

Olympia can be seen on the Salt & Friends; Humpback Whales With Names DVD.  Her chapter includes many close to the boat activity including flippering and breaching.

You also see many of her children and grandchildren.

Read more about Salt & Friends and order the DVD at this link.

A sample clip from the Olympia DVD (coming soon)

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