Finals are set for Saturday at the 2013 National Selection Regatta #1 on Mercer Lake. The top three finishers in Friday’s semifinals advanced to the final round of competition.
The regatta is the first stage of the selection process for the men’s and women’s single sculls. For three other boat classes - the men’s pair and the lightweight men’s and women’s single sculls - the regatta serves as a speed order opportunity.
The winners of the men’s and women’s single will earn the right to compete at one or both of the scheduled World Rowing Cup events and, if he or she finishes in the top four or top half of the field, earn a berth on the team that will compete at the World Rowing Championships August 25-September 1 in Chungju, South Korea.
MEN’S SINGLE SCULLS
The men’s single sculls final is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 7:00 a.m. Watch live streaming footage on USRowing’s You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/usrowingorg.
Craftsbury Sculling Center’s John Graves (Cincinnati, Ohio) clocked the fastest time of the semifinals of the men’s single sculls. Graves, who competed in the lightweight men’s single at the 2009 and 2010 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, won the time trial and his heat Thursday.
Graves crossed the line in a 7:09.24, with Lake Samish Training Center’s Nick Trojan (Los Alamitos, Calif.) second in a 7:11.53. Beijing Olympian Sam Stitt (McLean, Va.) of Potomac Boat Club edged out London bronze medalist Glenn Ochal (Philadelphia, Pa.), racing under USRowing Training Center - Oklahoma City, 7:15.60 to 7:17.33.
In the second semifinal, Craftsbury Sculling Center’s Stephen Whelpley (Moquon, Wis.) won with a time of 7:11.99. Potomac scullers took the second and third-place slots, with Willie Cowles (Farmington, Conn.) and Matt Miller finishing in a 7:14.55 and a 7:15.82, respectively.
WOMEN’S SINGLE SCULLS
The women’s single sculls final is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 7:10 a.m. Watch live streaming footage on USRowing’s You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/usrowingorg.
The semifinals of the women’s single saw USRowing Training Center - Princeton’s Eleanor Logan (Boothbay Harbor, Maine) continue to dominate the field. The two-time Olympic gold medalist posted the fastest time of Thursday’s heats and time trial. Logan won the first semifinal in a 7:42.95, with teammate and London bronze medalist Megan Kalmoe (St. Croix Falls, Wis.) second in a 7:47.33. USRowing TC’s Meghan O’Leary (Baton Rouge, La.) rounded out the top three with a time of 7:51.32.
In the second semi, USRowing Training Center’s Ellen Tomek (Flushing, Mich.) won by 2.5 seconds in a 7:47.24. California Rowing Club’s Stesha Carle (Long Beach, Calif.) finished second in a 7:49.70, while Potomac Boat Club Olympic gold medalist Esther Lofgren (Newport Beach, Calf.) finished ahead of USRowing TC’s Vicky Opitz (Middleton, Wis.) with a time of 7:50.33.
LIGHTWEIGHT MEN’S SINGLE SCULLS
The lightweight men’s single sculls final is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 8:00 a.m. Watch live streaming footage on USRowing’s You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/usrowingorg.
Craftsbury Sculling Center’s Hugh McAdam (Philadelphia, Pa.) posted the fastest semifinal of the lightweight men’s single sculls. McAdam crossed three seconds ahead of Riverside Boat Club’s Andrew Hashway (West Boylston, Mass.). Riverside’s Jacob Georgeson finished third in a 7:23.62.
Malta Boat Club’s Colin Ethridge won the first semifinal in a 7:22.49. Vesper’s Peter Alter finished second in 7:24.43, followed by Seattle Rowing Center’s Alex Twist (Norman, Colo.) in 7:24.61.
LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN’S SINGLE SCULLS
The lightweight women’s single sculls final is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 8:10 a.m. Watch live streaming footage on USRowing’s You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/usrowingorg.
Racing in the second semifinal of the lightweight women’s single sculls, USRowing Training Center - Oklahoma City’s Kate Bertko (Oakland, Calif.) clocked the fastest time of the field in a 7:53.13. Bertko represented the U.S. in the women’s double sculls at the 2011 World Rowing Championships. Riverside’s Hillary Saeger (Dedham. Mass.), 8:02.81, and Potomac’s Devery Karz (Park City, Utah), 8:07.78, also advanced to the final.
California Rowing Club’s Kristin Hedstrom (Concord, Mass.) won the first semifinal in an 8:06.24. Vesper’s Mary Jones crossed second with a time of 8:09.88. USRowing TC - OKC’s Nicole Dinion (Arlington, Va.) edged out Chelsea Smith (Edina, Minn.) by just 0.02 seconds for the last spot in the final, 8:11.96 to 8:11.98.
MEN’S PAIR
The men’s pair final is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 7:20 a.m. Watch live streaming footage on USRowing’s You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/usrowingorg.
The top six crews from Thursday’s men’s pair time trial advanced to Saturday’s final.
The USRowing Training Center entry of Seth Weil (Menlo Park, Calif.) and London bronze medalist Henrik Rummel (Pittsford, N.Y.) posted the fastest time trial and won Friday’s exhibition race in 6:30.51. The five other USRowing TC pairs include Steve Kasprzyk (Cinnaminson, N.J.) and Max Goff (Sun Prairie, Wis.); Mike Gennaro (Havertown, Pa.) and Grant James (DeKalb, Ill.); Ian Silveira (West Bloomfield, Mich.) and Mike DiSanto (Boston, Mass.); Tom Dethlefs (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and Rob Munn (Redmond, Wash.); and Nareg Guregian (North Hills, Calif.) and Ross James (DeKalb, Ill.).
For complete event results visit www.usrowing.org.
For past national team selection event results, visit http://www.usrowing.org/Pressbox/HistoricalResults/NationalResults/NationalTeamSelectionResults.aspx.