Jonathan Cheever, a licensed plumber in Massachusetts and Utah, has a dream - to be an Olympic athlete - and is going for it. The 23-year-old native of Saugus, Mass., is on the 2009 U.S. Snowboardingrnteam and competes in Snowboardcross, an event that is based on time qualifications on an inclined course. To pursue his Olympic dream, he will attend the Olympic Qualifiers that will be held September 2009 to January 2010.rnCheever's training and competition schedule is demanding, but he puts his plumbing license to good use to help with the training and competition expenses when he can.
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