Walkerton Herald-Times July 30 Turnbacks

July 30, 2026 @ 7:30 amColumns, Turnbacks, Walkerton Herald-Times

From July 1996: Laryssa Biesenthal, right, captured bronze with her teammates in the women’s guad sculls at the Olympics this past week. Teammates are, from left: Diane O’Grady, Kathleen Heddle and Marnie McBean. (Herald-Times file photo)

From July 30, 1996: – Canada’s medal count took a big leap this past weekend and adding to the hardware was Walkerton’s own Laryssa Biesenthal.  Biesenthal, 25, was part of the Canadian women quad sculls that took bronze at the Olympic 2,000 metre rowing event this past Sunday. Team members were Marnie McBean of London,…

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