Helen Glover plans to retire after silver agony at Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Helen Glover plans to retire after silver agony at Olympics

The Telegraph  

As the water settled after Great Britain’s silver medal in the women’s four, debate shifted to the sporting future of Helen Glover: the 38-year-old who has become the face of this rowing team. “Half the team think I’m going to carry on,” said Glover, once she had collected her third Olympic medal. It certainly wasn’t as definitive as Steve Redgrave’s “Anyone who sees me go anywhere near a boat again, ever, you’ve got my permission to shoot me,” after the 1996 Atlanta Games. Some observers had wondered whether Glover might turn to the new Olympic rowing discipline of beach sprints, which will make its debut in Los Angeles in four years’ time as a replacement for the lightweight category.

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Helen Glover calls on British Rowing to help mothers excel after medal success in Paris
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Helen Glover calls on British Rowing to help mothers excel after medal success in Paris

The Telegraph  

Thursday’s action at Vaires-sur-Marne showed beyond doubt that motherhood can coexist with Olympic rowing success. It was not just about Glover’s silver in the women’s four, even though her story – which combines elite sporting performance with her daily commitment to five-year-old Logan and three-year-old twins Kit and Willow – has made her the most visible rowing mother of these …

Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover aiming for Paris Games
1 year, 9 months ago

Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover aiming for Paris Games

Associated Press  

LONDON — Two-time Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover is making another comeback in a bid to qualify for a fourth Summer Games, saying she will be representing a “whole community of parents” in elite sport. She became the first mother to compete in rowing for Britain at the Olympics and afterward said: “This really is it.” Now, Glover — a …

Helen Glover hopes she inspired her children to 'take risks' after fourth-place finish in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Helen Glover hopes she inspired her children to 'take risks' after fourth-place finish in Tokyo Olympics

The Telegraph  

This time, she insisted, she would not be going back on her decision. Helen Glover, one of Team GB’s all-time greats and British Rowing’s most famous mum, bowed out of the Olympics yesterday with fourth place in the women’s coxless pair alongside her partner Polly Swann. Indeed, it was Team GB’s fourth fourth-place finish of what is becoming an increasingly …

Tokyo 2020: Helen Glover keeps rowing performance in perspective ahead of Olympic semi-finals
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Helen Glover keeps rowing performance in perspective ahead of Olympic semi-finals

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Glover and …

Olympics: Double Olympic champion Helen Glover secures ticket to Tokyo
3 years, 6 months ago

Olympics: Double Olympic champion Helen Glover secures ticket to Tokyo

The Hindu  

Britain's double Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover secured her ticket to Tokyo on Wednesday as a 34-year-old mother of three and said it felt like the biggest achievement of her career. Glover won coxless pairs gold at the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games with now-retired Heather Stanning and has paired up with Polly Swann, who won silver …

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