TOKYO—If nobody past a certain age relishes a reminder of the mercilessness of time’s constant march, Marnie McBean received one graciously on Tuesday. You can make the case the Heddle-McBean partnership is the most successful in Canada’s history at the Summer Olympics. They were classic opposites: McBean a Toronto extrovert never at a loss for words, Heddle a Vancouver introvert comfortable in her shell, rowing and otherwise. We understand each other so well.”When McBean spoke about Heddle on Tuesday, she likened her old partner’s death to losing a sister. Then and always, McBean and Heddle were magic in a boat together.

Source: thestar July 27, 2021 11:26 UTC