Help figruing out poem, through this riddle

Just airing my thoughts.

"Athlete shoots up to the dam."

Salmon?

Possibly a poet named Salmon? At a stretch, it could be Salmand Rushdie? (he wrote some poetry - "The ground beneath her feet", etc)

There is an Andre Salmon, but unless this is homework for a French lesson, I don't think he fits the bill.

Any other ideas out there?

This is a total stab in the dark -- could it have something to do with Amsterdam?

The only thing I can think of is Hans Brinker -- kind of a loose connection but it's the best I can do.

Is there a famous poem about Amsterdam?

thanks