Backwards

Abi Brooks, a fiercely competitive rower, fails to make the Olympic boat for a second time and reluctantly takes a job coaching rowers at a high school where her boss happens to be her ex-boyfriend. When given a chance to rejoin the Olympic team, Abi confronts the personal sacrifices and professional choices that impact the world of athletes with Olympic ambitions.

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Sarah Megan Thomas
James Van Der Beek
Glenn Morshower
Margaret Colin
Wynn Everett

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Tough row for lightweight ‘Backwards’

September 28, 2012 - Boston.com - By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff

Abi (Sarah Megan Thomas) was an alternate on the US Olympic rowing team four years ago. She’s been in training ever since — “Eat, sleep, row” — to make the team outright. At 29, she knows this is her last shot. So when Abi’s chosen to be an alternate again, she’s so upset she quits the team.

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