2017 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls explained

Event:	Women's lightweight single sculls
Championship:	2017 World Rowing Championships
Dates:	24–29 September
Venue:	Nathan Benderson Park
Location:	Sarasota, United States
Competitors:	15
Nations:	15
Win Value:	7:38.78
Gold:	Kirsten McCann
Gold Nation:	RSA
Silver:	Marieke Keijser
Silver Nation:	NED
Bronze:	Mary Jones
Bronze Nation:	USA
Prev:	2016
Next:	2018

The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota took place in Nathan Benderson Park.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 24 September 2017	10:51	Heats
Tuesday 26 September 2017	12:03	Repechage
Thursday 28 September 2017	10:31	Semifinals A/B
	13:36	Final C
Friday 29 September 2017	09:10	Final B
	style=background:lemonchiffon	12:30	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final A

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Results

Heats

The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.^[2]

Heat 1

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Marieke Keijser		7:45.39	SA/B
2	Emma Fredh		7:46.22	SA/B
3	Licet Hernández		7:58.09	SA/B
4	Lee Ka Man		8:02.47	R
5	Choi Yu-ri		8:12.11	R

Heat 2

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Patricia Merz		7:41.63	SA/B
2	Mary Jones		7:42.49	SA/B
3	Martyna Mikołajczak		7:47.74	SA/B
4	Kenia Lechuga		8:11.87	R
5	Gabriela Mosqueira		8:29.40	R

Heat 3

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Denise Walsh		7:43.87	SA/B
2	Kirsten McCann		7:44.38	SA/B
3	Clara Guerra		7:50.89	SA/B
4	Leonie Pieper		8:03.34	R
5	Nour El-Houda Ettaieb		8:37.95	R

Repechage

The three fastest boats advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.^[3]

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Leonie Pieper		7:56.52	SA/B
2	Kenia Lechuga		7:59.12	SA/B
3	Lee Ka Man		8:02.22	SA/B
4	Choi Yu-ri		8:13.54	FC
5	Gabriela Mosqueira		8:21.77	FC
6	Nour El-Houda Ettaieb		8:24.31	FC

Semifinals

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.^{[4] [5]}

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Kirsten McCann		7:39.55	FA
2	Patricia Merz		7:39.63	FA
3	Marieke Keijser		7:49.17	FA
4	Martyna Mikołajczak		7:56.88	FB
5	Leonie Pieper		8:00.87	FB
6	Lee Ka Man		8:12.59	FB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Denise Walsh		7:45.89	FA
2	Mary Jones		7:46.54	FA
3	Emma Fredh		7:46.78	FA
4	Kenia Lechuga		7:55.48	FB
5	Clara Guerra		7:58.60	FB
–	Licet Hernández			–

Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.^[6]

Final C

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time
1	Choi Yu-ri		8:15.88
2	Gabriela Mosqueira		8:21.38
3	Nour El-Houda Ettaieb		8:25.74

Final B

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time
1	Kenia Lechuga		7:50.78
2	Clara Guerra		7:53.73
3	Martyna Mikołajczak		8:00.30
4	Leonie Pieper		8:06.14
5	Lee Ka Man		8:16.22

Final A

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time
	Kirsten McCann		7:38.78
	Marieke Keijser		7:41.00
	Mary Jones		7:42.45
4	Patricia Merz		7:43.38
5	Emma Fredh		7:44.93
6	Denise Walsh		7:49.27

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS Schedule By Event. World Rowing. 10 June 2018.
2. Web site: 2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Heat. World Rowing. 10 June 2018.
3. Web site: 2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Repechage. World Rowing. 10 June 2018.
4. Web site: 2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Semifinal. World Rowing. 10 June 2018.
5. Web site: 2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Semifinal A/B 2. World Rowing. 10 June 2018.
6. Web site: 2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Final. World Rowing. 10 June 2018.