Women's Single
Leslie Burns-Rawley put in an impassioned performance in the single, bursting out of the gates for the first 500, then backing off slightly in the second, letting the Polish sculler slip by in the process. The Norwegian, whom Burns-Rawley had beaten just barely in Hazewinkel, raced in third most of the way, but Burns-Rawley said she never felt seriously threatened by the Norwegian. Burns-Rawley said that when she responded to one of the Norwegian's move, the leading Polish sculler came into her peripheral vision, and she attacked the Pole's lead in the final strokes.
"I went out pretty fast, and in the second 500, was worried that I had gone out too fast, and that it might cost too much late in the race, so I backed off a bit," she said. "I think now that I could have pushed a little more there, and want to fix that for the semi."
Men's Single
Jamie Koven went through to the semi along with his Brown boatmate Nikola Stojic; in what looked like a couple friends jousting for kicks, Koven rowed from behind to nip Stojic by 0.11 seconds. Stojic led by as much as a length, maybe even some open water, but, as he did in the heat, Jamie juiced the final 500, this time getting through for the win. He rowed the middle 1000 a couple beats under Stojic, and clearly had some fuel left for the sprint.
Men's Pair
In the shocker of the regatta, last year's fourth place pair of Cyrus Beasley and Adam Holland failed to make the semifinal, placing third of four in the 2-to-go rep. The crew wasn't short on guts, rowing the final 750 meters at 39-40 and above, but wasn't' getting the easy speed they need, and have been able to produce in the past. Cyrus sustained a shoulder injury in a bike wreck on the way to practice a few weeks ago, and seemed not to be himself here.
"They're off," coach Charley Butt said. "I'm not going to make excuses about the injury, but we've done some time trials recently, and just haven't had the speed."
As a result, the United States fails to qualify for this event in the Olympics; only the top 10 crews from Worlds get an automatic Olympic berth. The U.S. will be forced to qualify for the event through a special regatta next summer at Lucerne, where only the top two crews will advance to the Olympics.
Men's Double
Ian McGowan and Nick Peterson continue their successes of Lucerne with a solid qualifying effort today. As many know, Nick jumped in the double after trials winner Dan Perkins was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had to undergo immediate treatment. Dan's recovery is going well, as I understand it, and he has returned to rowing.
The duo looks and acts almost like a pair of brothers walking around; Nick the elder, Ian the younger.
Men's Four
Another disastrous result - the U.S. four failed to qualify for the semis, and in the process failed to qualify for the Olympics. The crew was in qualifying position well into the final 500, but the Belorussian crew staged a metal-melting sprint to move through and steal the third qualifying position. The crew will row in the C final.
Lightweight Men's Single
Bill Belden shadowed the Polish sculler until well into the thrid 500, then seemed to shut down and let him go. Belden rowed comfortably into the Thursday semifinal, a couple lengths open ahead of the rest of the field.
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