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Explorer Steve Backshall says wife Helen Glover is an 鈥渆xtraordinary role model鈥� after making the Tokyo Olympic rowing team despite having three children under three.

Two-time Olympic champion Helen gave birth to twins, Kit and Willow, in January 2020. The couple already had an 18-month-old son Logan.

Steve explained: 鈥淸The twins] were about 10 weeks old when the Tokyo Olympics was postponed for a year. Helen had not been in a boat, without any exaggeration, since the Rio final.

鈥淪he had this strange look in her eye after she heard the Olympics had been postponed and I thought: 鈥極h no, here we go!鈥欌��

Steve said there were occasions when Helen would be training on the water having had only an hour鈥檚 sleep.

鈥淚t completely blows my mind!鈥� he said.

He added that she had been spurred on by parents across the country who have sent her messages of encouragement.

This clip is originally from 5 Live Weekend Breakfast on 18 July 2021.