The men's single sculls, lightweight women's single sculls and adaptive men's single sculls advanced from the repechages on the third day of competition at the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.
In the lightweight women's single sculls, Meghan Sarbanis (Hampstead, N.H.) won her race to advance to the semifinals on Friday. Sarbanis came back after a third-place finish in Sunday's heat to win by over ten seconds in her repechage. The U.S. sculler took the lead at the 1,500-meter mark and continued to gain open water, crossing the line first in an 8:30.69. Evi Geent Jens of Belarus finished second in an 8:40.69, followed by Spain's Teresa Mas de Xaxars in third.
Warren Anderson (Paso Robles, Calif.) surged to a second-place finish in his repechage of the men's single sculls to advance to the semifinals on Thursday. Anderson sat in third place through the middle 1,000 meters before giving an all-out effort in the final stretch to grab the qualifying spot in a 7:21.53. Cuba's Angel Fournier Rodriguez won the race in a 7:18.72.
"With about 250 meters to go, I started to lose my vision," said the 2008 Olympic alternate. "I crossed the line and it was like the whole world was spinning."
"I am very proud of Warren," said men's single sculls coach Joel Scrogin. "He raced one hell of a race."
In the men's four, the crew of Brett Newlin (Riverton, Wyo.), Giuseppe Lanzone (Annandale, Va.), Steve Coppola (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Cameron Winklevoss (Greenwich, Conn.) missed a spot in the semifinals by just 0.04 seconds. The U.S. boat was in second place nearly the entire length of the course, but came up short in the sprint to finish within an inch of Spain.
"It was a shocking result," said men's coach Kris Korzeniowski. "The guys pull very hard and I never thought we'd have to fight for our lives to lose by 0.04 seconds. This boat is made up of experienced guys; they took third in Lucerne. Not to make the semifinal is an unbelievable cold shower."
Just 0.84 seconds separated the top four crews in the repechage. Belarus, who led the race from the start, crossed first in a 6:19.11. Croatia sprinted into second in the final stretch to clock a 6:19.73, followed by Spain in a 6:19.91. The U.S. finished in a 6:19.95 and will now race in the C final for places 13-16.
In the adaptive men's single sculls, Ron Harvey (Long Beach, Calif.) finished second in his repechage to secure a spot in Saturday's final. Harvey, who took fifth in the event at the 2008 Paralympic Games, clocked a 6:02.90. Australia's Benjamin Houlison crossed first in a 5:54.47.
Cody Lowry (Bristow, Okla.) finished third in his repechage of the men's lightweight single sculls and will now race in Wednesday's C/D semifinals. Lowry was in fourth place at the 1,500-meter mark and sprinted into third, missing the qualifying spot by 3.19 seconds. Iran's Mohsen Shadi Naghadeh won in a 7:34.17, with Great Britain in second. The U.S. sculler will be up against Iraq, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland and Finland in the first of two races.
In the women's single sculls, Margot Shumway (Westlake, Ohio) finished fourth in her repechage and will now race in the C final for places 13-18. Shumway, the stroke of the Beijing women's quadruple sculls that finished fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games, clocked an 8:17.06.
Racing in the first repechage, the men's double sculls duo of Thomas Graves (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Peter Graves (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished fifth and will now race for places 13-18 in the C final on Friday. The U.S. crew clocked a 6:43.85. Switzerland's Andre Vonarburg and Florian Stofer won the race in a 6:38.42.
In the adaptive mixed four of coxswain, the crew of coxswain Tim Edsell (Louisville, Ky.), Eric McDaniel (Weeki Wachee, Fla.), Andrew Johnson (Greenwich, Conn.), Emma Preuschl (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Jen Klapper (Philadelphia, Pa.) finished third and will now race for places 7-12 on Friday. Germany won the race in a 3:54.43, with Ukraine second in a 3:59.62. The U.S. crew finished with a time of 4:08.20.
The women's four crew of Elle Logan (Boothbay Harbor, Maine), Jamie Redman (Spokane, Wash.), Amanda Polk (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Esther Lofgren (Newport Beach, Calif.) finished second in its race for lanes. The U.S. crew clocked a 7:17.27, crossing just over three seconds behind The Netherlands (7:14.23). Logan was a Beijing gold-medalist in the women's eight, while Redman and Polk won gold in the 2008 under 23 women's eight and Lofgren won silver in the event at the 2008 World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships.
In addition to the lightweight men's single, seven other U.S. crews will compete in repechages Wednesday including the lightweight men's double sculls, lightweight women's double sculls, lightweight men's quadruple sculls, men's quadruple sculls, lightweight men's pair, lightweight men's four and men's eight.
After a fifth-place finish behind Australia and Ukraine in Monday's heat, the men's eight will take on Poland, Italy, Russia, Australia and Ukraine in the repechage. The crew includes coxswain Ned DelGuercio (Media, Pa.), Grant James (DeKalb, Ill.), Ross James (DeKalb, Ill.), Tyler Winklevoss (Greenwich, Conn.), Jake Cornelius (Brooktondale, N.Y.), Steve Kasprzyk (Cinnaminson, N.J.), Alex Osborne (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), Mike Holbrook (Madison, Wis.) and Beau Hoopman (Plymouth, Wis.). The top two finishers advance to the final on Sunday.
After missing a spot in the semifinals by 0.32 seconds, the men's quadruple sculls crew of Glenn Ochal (Philadelphia, Pa.), Will Miller (Duxbury, Mass.), Sam Stitt (McLean, Va.) and Elliot Hovey (Manchester-By-The-Sea, Mass.) will race Estonia, Australia, Great Britain and Iran in the repechage. The top three finishers will advance to Friday's semifinals.
In the lightweight men's quadruple sculls, the lineup of Sam Cunningham (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Dan Scholtz (Springfield, Ore.), Jon Winter (New Haven, Conn.) and Brian Tryon (Indianapolis, Ind.) will be up against Argentina, France, Denmark and Mexico in tomorrow's repechage. The top four crews will advance to Sunday's final.
The lightweight women's double sculls duo of Michelle Trannel (East Dubuque, Ill.) and Kristin Hedstrom (Concord, Mass.) will race in the first of two repechages, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals on Friday. The U.S. finished fourth in its heat and will compete against Indonesia, The Netherlands, Sweden and Portugal.
In the lightweight men's four, the crew of Will Daly (Vail, Colo.), Brian de Regt (Rowayton, Conn.), Nick LaCava (Weston, Conn.) and Taylor Washburn (Andover, Mass.) will race in the first of two repechages. The U.S. will take on Indonesia, Russia, France, Great Britain and New Zealand, with the top two crews advancing to Friday's semifinals.
Racing in the lightweight men's double sculls, Andy Quinn (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.) and Shane Madden (Ambler, Pa.) will compete against Portugal, South Africa, India and Russia in the first of two repechages. The top two finishers will advance to Friday's semifinals.
The lightweight men's pair of John Wainwright (Alameda, Calif.) and Alex Rothmeier (Boston, Mass.) will take on Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark and South Africa in the first of two repechages tomorrow. The top two finishers advance to Sunday's final.
In addition, the lightweight women's quadruple sculls crew of will compete in a race for lanes. The quartet of Abby Broughton (Tetonia, Idaho), Stefanie Sydlik (Allentown, Pa.), Lindsey Hochman (Seattle, Wash.) and Hillary Saeger (Dedham, Mass.) will race Poland, Great Britain, Canada and Germany. Three members of the boat are making their national team debut, while Broughton has raced in the event at the senior national team level.
In total, the U.S. has entered 24 of the 27 events. The eight-day regatta features 973 athletes racing in 358 crews from 54 nations. Complete entry lists, heat sheets and results can be accessed throughout the regatta at www.worldrowing.com. Live coverage of the finals (August 29-30) will be streamed on the Web at http://fisa.feedroom.com.
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