2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls explained
| Event: | Women's lightweight single sculls |
| Championship: | 2018 World Rowing Championships |
| Dates: | 9–14 September |
| Venue: | Plovdiv Regatta Venue |
| Location: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Value: | 7:51.79 |
| Gold: | Laura Tarantola |
| Gold Nation: | FRA |
| Silver: | Clara Guerra |
| Silver Nation: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Imogen Grant |
| Bronze Nation: | GBR |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.[1]
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|
| Sunday 9 September 2018 | 10:02 | Heats |
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 10:26 | Repechages |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 11:00 | Semifinals A/B |
| 14:45 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 13:16 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final A |
| 15:19 | Final B |
| 15:35 | Final C |
| 15:51 | Final D | |
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)Results
Heats
The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.[2]
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.[3] [4]
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Marie-Louise Dräger | | 7:39.84 | SA/B |
| 2 | Martine Veldhuis | | 7:43.68 | SA/B |
| 3 | Olga Svirska | | 7:47.88 | SC/D |
| 4 | Iben Østergaard | | 7:49.90 | SC/D |
| 5 | Dorottya Bene | | 7:55.25 | SC/D |
| 6 | Ai Tsuchiya | | 7:55.58 | SC/D | |
Semifinals C/D
All but the slowest boat in each semi were sent to the C final. The slowest boats were sent to the D final.[5]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Anja Manoutschehri | | 7:59.20 | FC |
| 2 | Iben Østergaard | | 8:06.57 | FC |
| 3 | Ai Tsuchiya | | 8:12.11 | FC |
| 4 | Lee Ka Man | | 8:17.55 | FD | |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Olga Svirska | | 8:04.52 | FC |
| 2 | Dorottya Bene | | 8:05.26 | FC |
| 3 | Amina Rouba | | 8:10.36 | FD | |
Semifinals A/B
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.[5]
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.[6]
Final D
Final C
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Anja Manoutschehri | | 7:55.39 |
| 2 | Olga Svirska | | 8:00.70 |
| 3 | Iben Østergaard | | 8:05.17 |
| 4 | Dorottya Bene | | 8:08.28 |
| 5 | Ai Tsuchiya | | 8:09.45 | |
Final B
Final A
Notes and References
- Web site: 2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS Schedule By Event. World Rowing. 10 September 2018.
- Web site: 2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Heat. World Rowing. 10 September 2018.
- Web site: 2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Repechage. World Rowing. 11 September 2018.
- Web site: 2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Repechage 1. World Rowing. 11 September 2018.
- Web site: 2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls - Semifinal. World Rowing. 9 June 2019.
- Web site: 2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Final. World Rowing. 9 June 2019.
