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— A trio of moms won rowing medals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, including veteran Helen Glover of Britain and New Zealanders Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis, who rowed together to victory less than two years after giving birth a few months apart.
Spoors and Francis won the gold medal in the women’s double sculls, while Glover — a mother of three — took silver in the women’s four.
Shortly after Spoors and Francis crossed the line, they were picking up their toddlers in the stands to hug them.
“I spotted them in the stands, managed to give them little cuddle as well,” Francis said. “I think they are looking forward to getting their mums back.”
The New Zealanders used to sing children’s songs during training sessions to motivate each other after rough nights waking up to care for their babies.
