Olympics-Rowing-Tokyo comeback comes into focus for twice champion Glover

FILE PHOTO: Olympics - Rowing - Team GB Rowing Team Announcement for Tokyo 2020 - Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Caversham, Britain - June 9, 2021 Great Britain's Helen Glover poses after training Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

TOKYO (Reuters) - Twice Olympic champion Helen Glover's remarkable comeback kept rolling on Saturday as she advanced to the women's pairs semi-final years after having stepped away from the sport.

The 35-year-old Briton crossed the finish line with team mate Polly Swann in 7:23.98 in third place, charting once unfamiliar waters as the first mother to row for Team GB at the Olympics after giving birth to twins 18 months ago.