| Event: | Women's eight |
| Championship: | 2018 World Rowing Championships |
| Dates: | 12–16 September |
| Venue: | Plovdiv Regatta Venue |
| Location: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Competitors: | 72 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Win Value: | 6:00.97 |
| Gold: | Kristine O'Brien Felice Mueller Victoria Opitz Gia Doonan Dana Moffat Tracy Eisser Emily Regan Olivia Coffey Katelin Guregian |
| Gold Nation: | USA |
| Silver: | Lisa Roman Stephanie Grauer Madison Mailey Susanne Grainger Christine Roper Sydney Payne Jennifer Martins Rebecca Zimmerman Kristen Kit |
| Silver Nation: | CAN |
| Bronze: | Leah Saunders Georgina Gotch Rosemary Popa Georgina Rowe Annabelle McIntyre Ciona Wilson Jacinta Edmunds Emma Fessey James Rook |
| Bronze Nation: | AUS |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The women's eight competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.[1]
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 12 September 2018 | 11:17 | Heats | ||
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 08:45 | Repechage | ||
| Sunday 16 September 2018 | 11:10 | Final B | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | 12:47 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final A |
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.[2]
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Brien, Mueller, Opitz, Doonan, Moffat, Eisser, Regan, Coffey, Guregian | 5:56.68 | FA | ||
| 2 | Hogerwerf, Oldenburg, Jorritsma, van Veen, Clevering, Lanz, Bouw, Wielaard, Noort | 5:59.51 | R | ||
| 3 | Xu, Li, Chen, Zhong, Qin, Xu, Huang, Yin, Zhang | 6:05.31 | R | ||
| 4 | Roman, Payne, Roper, Grauer, Mailey, Grainger, Martins, Zimmerman, Kit | 6:07.69 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saunders, Gotch, Popa, Rowe, McIntyre, Wilson, Edmunds, Fessey, Rook | 6:02.38 | FA | ||
| 2 | Chitty, Girling, Gammond, Douglas, Hill, Norton, Bennett, Shorten, Horn | 6:04.36 | R | ||
| 3 | Greenslade, Parker, Spoors, Gowler, Ross, Dyke, Walters, Bevan, Bosworth | 6:05.38 | R | ||
| 4 | Vrînceanu, Bejinariu, Ailincai, Tivodariu, Parfenie, Popa, Bereș, Tîlvescu, Druncea | 6:06.93 | R |
The four fastest boats advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.[3]
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogerwerf, Oldenburg, Jorritsma, van Veen, Clevering, Lanz, Bouw, Wielaard, Noort | 6:02.38 | FA | ||
| 2 | Vrînceanu, Bejinariu, Ailincai, Tivodariu, Parfenie, Popa, Bereș, Tîlvescu, Druncea | 6:03.93 | FA | ||
| 3 | Roman, Grauer, Mailey, Grainger, Roper, Payne, Martins, Zimmerman, Kit | 6:04.30 | FA | ||
| 4 | Chitty, Girling, Gammond, Douglas, Hill, Norton, Bennett, Shorten, Horn | 6:04.63 | FA | ||
| 5 | Greenslade, Parker, Spoors, Gowler, Ross, Dyke, Walters, Bevan, Bosworth | 6:04.79 | FB | ||
| 6 | Xu, Li, Chen, Zhong, Qin, Xu, Huang, Yin, Zhang | 6:13.04 | FB |
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the B final.[4]
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenslade, Parker, Spoors, Gowler, Ross, Dyke, Walters, Bevan, Bosworth | 6:01.89 | ||
| 2 | Xu, Li, Chen, Zhong, Qin, Xu, Huang, Yin, Zhang | 6:18.33 |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Brien, Mueller, Opitz, Doonan, Moffat, Eisser, Regan, Coffey, Guregian | 6:00.97 | |||
| Roman, Grauer, Mailey, Grainger, Roper, Payne, Martins, Zimmerman, Kit | 6:03.05 | |||
| Saunders, Gotch, Popa, Rowe, McIntyre, Wilson, Edmunds, Fessey, Rook | 6:03.86 | |||
| 4 | Hogerwerf, Oldenburg, Jorritsma, van Veen, Clevering, Lanz, Bouw, Wielaard, Noort | 6:06.48 | ||
| 5 | Vrînceanu, Bejinariu, Ailincai, Tivodariu, Parfenie, Popa, Bereș, Tîlvescu, Druncea | 6:07.99 | ||
| 6 | Chitty, Girling, Gammond, Douglas, Hill, Norton, Bennett, Shorten, Horn | 6:11.88 |