PRINCETON, N.J. - Olympic champions and up-and-coming athletes from the United States are set to compete on the international stage among athletes from 39 countries at the World Rowing Cup II in Poznan, Poland.
Racing begins on Friday, June 16, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. CET (2:30 a.m. EST) with heats. Racing will progress through repechages and semifinals to finals over the weekend.
Audio commentary and a live race tracker will be available for all races. Live video streaming will be available for the A finals on Sunday, June 18. Regatta information, start lists and a complete entry list is available here.
The World Rowing Cup series was first launched in 1997 and consists of a series of three events. The overall World Rowing Cup winners will be determined after the third regatta. This year, the three stages of the series are Belgrade, Serbia (May 5-7), Poznan, Poland (June 16-18) and Lucerne, Switzerland (July 7-9).
Lightweight Men's Single Sculls (LM1x)
Racing in the lightweight men's single is Craftsbury Sculling Center's Hugh McAdam (Hollis, N.H.; Washington College '08), who won the event at 2017 Spring Speed Order I.
McAdam will race in the heats on Friday, June 16 at 4:20 a.m. EST against Hong Kong, Germany, Thailand and Slovenia. The top boat from each heat will progress to the semifinals.
Lightweight Women's Single Sculls (LW1x)
Cambridge Boat Club lightweight single sculler Mary Jones (Huntsville, Ala.; University of Tennessee, Knoxville '08) won the lightweight single at 2017 Spring Speed Order I and the women's double sculls at 2017 Spring Speed Order II.
Jones will race in the heats on Friday, June 16 at 4:05 a.m. EST against Russia, New Zealand, Sweden, Japan and Austria. The top two boats from each heat will progress to the semifinals.
Women's Single Sculls (W1x)
The U.S. has entered two women's singles in this event.
USRowing Training Center's Lauren Schmetterling (Moorestown, N.J.; Colgate University '10) is returning to competition after winning a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in the women's eight. She finished second in the single at 2017 Spring Speed Order I.
The second women's single entry is Meghan O'Leary (Baton Rouge, La.; University of Virginia '07) representing Vesper Boat Club and the New York Athletic Club. O'Leary finished sixth at the 2016 Olympic Games in the women's double.
Schmetterling (USA 1) and O'Leary (USA 2) will both race in the first heat of the event on Friday, June 16 at 5:15 a.m. EST against China, Ukraine, Japan and Finland. The top two boats from each heat will progress to the semifinals.
Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (LM2x)
Riverside Boat Club teammates Peter Schmidt (Providence, R.I.; Drexel University '12) and Christopher Lambert-Rogers (Ithaca, N.Y.; Cornell University '15) won the event at 2017 Spring Speed Order II. The two will race on Friday, June 16 at 6:35 a.m. EST against Slovenia, Ireland, Poland, Hong Kong and China. The top boat from each heat will progress directly to the grand final.
Women's Pair (W2-)
The U.S. will have two entries in the event.
The first lineup includes USTC athletes Megan Kalmoe (St. Croix Falls, Wis.; University of Washington '06) and Tracy Eisser (Fair Lawn, N.J. Cornell '12), who finished fifth at the 2016 Olympic Games in the women's quadruple sculls. The pair won both 2017 Spring Speed Order I and II.
Kelly Pierce (Oakton, Va.; Princeton University '12) will round out the second women's pair with USTC teammate Kate Roach (North Oaks, Minn.; Cornell University '16)
Kalmoe and Eisser will race as USA 1 in the first heat on Friday, June 16 at 5:55 a.m. EST against Ireland, New Zealand 1 and Australia. Pierce and Vitas will race as USA 2 in heat two at 6:00 a.m. EST against Chile, New Zealand 2 and Great Britain. The top boat from each heat will progress directly to the grand final.
Women's Four (W4-)
The U.S. will be competing for medals in two women's fours from the USTC at World Cup II.
The first crew is made up of Coco Schoeller (Palm Beach, Fla.; Brown University '15), Sophia Vitas (Franklin, Wis.; University of Wisconsin '16)., Sarah Dougherty (Kent, Wash.; University of Washington '16) and Erin Reelick (Brookfield, Conn.; Princeton '16).
The second four will feature 2016 women's quad Olympian Grace Latz (Jackson, Mich.; University of Wisconsin '11), Molly Bruggeman (Dayton, Ohio; University of Notre Dame '14), 2016 Olympic alternate Vicky Opitz (Middleton, Wis.; University of Wisconsin '11) and 2016 women's eight Olympic gold medalist Emily Regan (Buffalo, N.Y.; Michigan State University '10).
Both fours will race for lanes on Friday, June 16 at 4:00 a.m. EST against Ukraine, China, Austria and Poland.
Women's Eight (W8+)
The U.S women's eight is returning to the international stage for the first time since the 2016 Olympic Games. The U.S. has not lost a world championship or Olympic race in the event since 2006.
This U.S. crew of is made up of coxswain Katelin (Snyder) Guregian (Detroit, Mich.; University of Washington '09), Regan, Opitz, Kendall Chase (Evergreen, Co.; University of California '16), Meghan Wheeler (McLean, Va.; Princeton University '16), Erin Boxberger (Overland Park, Kan.; University of Notre Dame '17), Kristine O'Brien (Massapequa Park, N.Y.; University of Virginia '13) Bruggeman and Latz.
The crew returns two athletes from the 2016 Olympic gold medal-winning women's eight lineup including Guregian and Regan.
The women will race for lanes of Saturday, June 17 at 6:08 a.m. EST against Great Britain, New Zealand, China I and China 2.