World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne heats are over
On the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland, racing at the third and final World Rowing Cup of the 2022 Series got began in beautiful weather. Even though there were a number of medical withdrawals from the tournament, the heats saw some close racing as crews competed for qualification spots, and the finals on Sunday should be exciting.
Olympic gold medalists shine in the women’s pair of World Rowing Cup
The women’s pair was the first boat class to compete, and after a final sprint by Romania gave them victory against Great Britain in the first heat, Olympic champions Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams of New Zealand completely demolished Croatia’s Jurkovic twins in the second heat. Direct entry for both boats into the Sunday final.
Competing to qualify in the men’s pair of World Rowing Cup
Martin Mackovic and Milos Vasic of Serbia, who came in fifth place in the 2016 Olympic Games, won heat two, finishing at over 20 seconds ahead of Spain. While this was going on, Great Britain and New Zealand were competing for the final qualifying spot in heat three. Josh Bugajski and Harry Glenister were defeated by Kiwis Matt Macdonald and Thomas Mackintosh. Tom George and Ollie Wynne-Griffith of Great Britain1, who only a few days prior nearly lost to Macdonald and Mackintosh in the final at Henley Royal Regatta, won the qualifying spot to advance directly to tomorrow’s semi-finals. The heats proved that the remainder of the regatta will feature some exciting racing.
Tense double sculls racing in World Rowing
Men’s and women’s double sculls heats saw some of the morning’s tightest racing, with four boats finishing within two seconds of one another in heat one of the women’s double sculls, forcing the fourth-place crew (Italy2) to compete in the repechage. Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis, the current Olympic Champions for Romania, won heat two by a margin of three seconds. It may not have come as a surprise that the Croatian Sinkovic brothers won heat one of the men’s double sculls, with Noway2 grabbing second place and qualifying for the finals. In heat three, Great Britain built up a sizable lead early on, which allowed them to wind down to the finish line.
Grant records the fastest time in the women’s lightweight single
Imogen Grant of Great Britain recorded the fastest time in all three of the lightweight women’s single sculls heats, clocking in at 7:33.46. Imogen Grant is coming off a win at Henley Royal Regatta and her first World Rowing competition of the 2022 season. Marie-Louise Drager of Germany, who won bronze in Poznan, won heat two, and Kenia Lechuga of Mexico won heat three.
Australia and Great Britain will face off in the men’s four
Both crews were determined to establish their dominance in their separate heats this morning because Australia had won the gold in Poznan and Great Britain had won the gold in Belgrade. They definitely didn’t let us down, as Australia1 won heat one in 5:55.29 and Great Britain won heat two in 5:53.64 to gain straight qualifying to Sunday’s final. The surviving crews will compete in the men’s four repechage match against Britain.
World U23 Champion from Germany transitions to the senior level
At the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships, Alexandra Foester won gold in the women’s single sculls. This year, she’ll be competing at the senior level and is obviously focused on doing so. She easily prevailed in the opening round with a timing of 7:31.92. In contrast, Jeanine Gmelin of Switzerland won heat two with a timing of 7:36.86. Australia’s Tara Rigney won the third heat in 7:29.64 and earned bronze in this boat class in Poznan. Rigney will be happy that she is doing well in the single scull because she was scheduled to compete in a women’s quad at this regatta, but the boat was withdrawn before the Draw for medical concerns.
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