![Stephen Parker Tom Mackintosh rows on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3, 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cff353d5b7d9475e8ecd33a5f5393ff6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Tom Mackintosh rows on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3, 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)
![Stephen Parker Tom Mackintosh poses for a portrait at New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c50fcc910005444e8104c1677cd44258/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Tom Mackintosh poses for a portrait at New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)
![Stephen Parker Tom Mackintosh rows on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d01d9d1ed9bb4baa8cad2469e66a6f33/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Tom Mackintosh rows on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)
![Stephen Parker New Zealand's Tom Mackintosh carries his boat after a rowing session on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d0ed02ef141c410ba7a5b812881344a2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
New Zealand's Tom Mackintosh carries his boat after a rowing session on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)
![Stephen Parker New Zealand's Tom Mackintosh rows on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6f70f5e562a940a080e4f1ee8c5857df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
New Zealand's Tom Mackintosh rows on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Wednesday April 3 2024. Sitting in an office, with his body sore behind a desk, Mackintosh had enough. After five months in the corporate world, the New Zealander rowing gold-medalist couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get back on the boat to try to win another Olympic medal at the Paris Games. (Stephen Parker/Photosport via AP)