When a friend dared Shaunte Mears-Watkins to start this sport, she thought, “how hard can it be?” Pretty hard, as it turns out. From the upcoming April issue, out on March 28.
Shaunte-Mears Watkins at North Shore Rowing Club. Louise Kennerley
Shaunte Mears-Watkins is CEO of Advanced Cosmeceuticals Skin Group. She’s 46 and lives in Northbridge, Sydney.
How did you start rowing? I was at university and a friend who was a rower dared me to give it a go. I was athletic – I’d always jogged, but nothing competitive – and keen to try new things. I think I had said something like, “How hard can it be?” Turns out it’s pretty hard.
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