Backwards is a 2012 American sports romance starring Sarah Megan Thomas and James Van Der Beek.
[1] The film was released on September 21 in theaters following the 2012 Summer Olympics which featured rowing events.
[2][1] Real-life Team USA Olympic rowers Megan Kalmoe, Susan Francia and Caryn Davies, who won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls event, attended the film's red carpet movie premiere in New York City.
[3] When a fiercely competitive rower fails to make the Olympic team for the second time, she reluctantly takes a coaching job at her former high school.
Backwards is a look at the personal sacrifices and complex choices facing competitive Olympic hopefuls.