Margot Leeuwenburgh from Breda can rightly be called a late bloomer. Until she was 21, she had never sat in a rowboat, but now, at the age of 30, she will defend her world title next month. “I didn’t like just drinking at a club, that’s why I started rowing.” Her parents used to row recreationally, but Margot Leeuwenburgh didn’t catch the rowing bug as a child. “I played standard sports: hockey and tennis. First, my sister started rowing at a st…
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Margot Leeuwenburgh from Breda can rightly be called a late bloomer. Until she was 21, she had never sat in a rowboat, but now, at the age of 30, she will defend her world title next month. “I didn’t like just drinking at a club, that’s why I started rowing.” Her parents used to row recreationally, but Margot Leeuwenburgh didn’t catch the rowing bug as a child. “I played standard sports: hockey and tennis. First, my sister started rowing at a st…