Boats in the men's single sculls, women's single sculls, men's pair, lightweight men's single sculls and lightweight women's single sculls swept their best two-out-of-three finals on Friday at the 2007 World Championship Trials at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The crews, with the exception of the men's single, met the time standard to earn a national team berth.
In the second final of the women's single sculls, Michelle Guerette won in a 7:40.61 to sweep the finals. The seven-time national team members finished third in the event at this year's world cup race in Linz, Austria. Potomac Boat Club's Mae Joyce Gay took second with a time of 7:55.26, with Nicole Sylvester of Pocock Rowing Center clocking an 8:07.17.
In the second final of the men's pair, the tight, three-boat race resulted in a victory for Caspersen Training Center's Jason Read and Kyle Larson. The duo clocked a 6:36.63 for the win, with the Caspersen/New York Athletic Club composite boat of David Banks and Paul Teti in second with a 6:38.28. Micah Boyd and Ted Farwell of Penn AC followed in third in a 6:38.98.
Penn AC's Ivan Baldytchev won the second final of the lightweight men's single sculls, clocking a 7:04.29. Baldytchev finished more than 13 seconds ahead of second-place Shane Madden of Caspersen Training Center. Madden crossed the line in a 7:13.37, with Riverside Boat Club's Rob Zechmann following in a 7:17.23.
In the second final of the lightweight women's single sculls, Jen Goldsack defeated Caspersen Training Center's Renee Hykel. Goldsack won in a 7:46.02, nearly eight seconds ahead of Hykel's time of 7:53.79. CTC's Julie Nichols finished third in a 7:54.82.
Princeton Training Center's Warren Anderson won the second final of the men's single sculls in a 7:07.88. Following yesterday's win in the first final, Anderson must now meet the time standard Saturday to secure his spot on the national team. Caspersen Training Center's Gabe Winkler clocked a 7:10.39, with Vesper Boat Club's Jonathan Burns following in a 7:12.41.
Today's trials winners that met the time standards make up part of the team that will represent the United States at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Championships August 26-September 2 in Munich, Germany. In total, 19 crews have been selected to compete at the world championships. Four more crews have the opportunity to qualify on Saturday.