Anna Sarah "Sophie" Souwer (born 29 June 1987) is a Dutch

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who won three silver medals at the European championships in 2013–2016. She placed sixth in the

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at the

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.Sophie Souwer
. worldrowing.com Souwer and her brothers were raised by relatives as her mother died and her father was unable to look after them. Her nickname Sophie comes from the novel ''Sophie's Choice''. She studied nursing at

Hanze University of Applied Sciences Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Hanze UAS, nl, Hanzehogeschool Groningen) is the largest technical & vocational university in the northern Netherlands and is located in Groningen. Hanze UAS offers various Bachelor and Master pr ...

and has a bachelor's degree in

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from University of Midwifery Amsterdam Groningen.

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* 1987 births Living people Dutch female rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Westervoort World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women Sportspeople from Gelderland {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub