Updated entries and Start List Summaries
The United States will have 10 crews competing in heats on Friday as racing begins at the 2008 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland. Lucerne is the second stop on the 2008 Rowing World Cup series.
In the men's single sculls, Ken Jurkowski (New Fairfield, Conn.) will take on scullers from the Czech Republic, China, Germany, France and Slovenia in the first of four heats. The top two seeds in Jurkowski's race are the Czech Republic's Ondrej Synek, last year's world championships silver medalist, and Germany's Marcel Hacker. The winner of each heat advances to Saturday's semifinals, while the remaining scullers will race in Friday afternoon's repechages, or second-chance, races.
Racing as USA #1, Caroline Lind (Greensboro, N.C.) and Elle Logan (Boothbay Harbor, Maine), who won bronze at the first world cup race in Munich, Germany, will race in the third of three heats in the women's pair. The duo will take on New Zealand, China #2 and Great Britain. The USA #2 duo of Anna (Mickelson) Cummins (Bellevue, Wash.) and Portia McGee (Seattle, Wash.) will race in the first heat against Germany, Australia, Belarus and France. Cummins and McGee finished seventh in the event at last year's world championships, while Belarus is the defending world champions. The top three finishers in each race will advance directly to Saturday's semifinals, with the remaining crews moving on to the repechages.
The U.S. will also have two entries in the women's double sculls. The USA #1 entry of Ellen Tomek (Flint, Mich.) and Megan Kalmoe (St. Croix Falls, Wis.) finished seventh in the event at the first world cup race of the season. The duo will take on China #1, Switzerland, Estonia and Belarus in the first of three heats. China's Quin Li and Liang Tian, the defending world champions, won the world cup race in Munich. The USA #3 entry of Jen Goldsack (Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom) and Renee Hykel (Haverford, Pa.), who will represent the U.S. in the lightweight double sculls at the Olympic Qualification Regatta in June, will race in the third heat against Norway, Great Britain and China #2. China's second boat won the bronze medal at the first world cup race. The top three finishers in each heat advance directly to the semifinals, with the remaining boats moving on to the afternoon repechages. The USA #2 entry was scratched from competition and will not race.
The men's four of Brett Newlin (Riverton, Wyo.), Giuseppe Lanzone (Annandale, Va.), Paul Teti (Upper Darby, Pa.) and David Banks (Potomac, Md.) will race in the third of three heats against the Czech Republic, Germany #1 and Australia, with the top three finishers moving on to the semifinals and the remaining crew going to the repechage. The Czech Republic finished second at the world cup race in Munich, while Germany finished third.
In the lightweight men's four, Patrick Todd (Cincinnati, Ohio), Will Daly (Vail, Colo.), Mike Altman (Marin County, Calif.) and Tom Paradiso (Blue Bell, Pa.) will race in the second of three heats against China, Ireland, Poland #1 and Egypt. China won the first world cup race, while Ireland finished fifth. The top three finishers advance directly to the semifinals, with the rest going to the repechages.
The women's quadruple sculls crew of Margot Shumway (Westlake, Ohio), Jennifer Kaido (West Leyden, N.Y.), Lindsay Meyer (Seattle, Wash.) and Lia Pernell (Seattle, Wash.) will race China and Germany in the second of two heats. Germany and China finished second and third, respectively, at both the 2007 FISA World Championships and at this year's first world cup race. The winner of the heat advances directly to Sunday's final, while the remaining crews will race in a repechage on Saturday.
The men's quadruple sculls crew of Scott Gault (Piedmont, Calif.), Jamie Schroeder (Wilmette, Ill.), Sam Stitt (McLean, Va.) and Matt Hughes (Ludington, Mich.) will race against Great Britain, Argentina, France, Germany and Egypt in the first of two heats, with the winner moving on to Sunday's final and the rest of the crews going to the repechages. Germany and France made the medal stand at both last year's world championships and this year's world cup race in Munich.
The women's eight of coxswain Mary Whipple (Sacramento, Calif.), Caryn Davies (Ithaca, N.Y.), Anna Goodale (Camden, Maine), Rachel Jeffers (Los Gatos, Calif.), Esther Lofgren (Newport Beach, Calif.), Susan Francia (Abington, Pa.), Erin Cafaro (Modesto, Calif.), Lindsay Shoop (Charlottesville, Va.) and Brett Sickler (Los Gatos, Calif.) will take on The Netherlands, Germany and Canada in the second of two heats. The heat winner will advance to Sunday's final, with the rest of the crews moving on to the repechage. The U.S. is the defending world champion in the event.
In total, more than 580 athletes in 234 boats from 38 countries are scheduled to compete in Lucerne. The Rowing World Cup series finals will be televised and streamed live through World Rowing's partner Web site, www.wcsn.com. In addition, live race tracker and live audio streaming of the race commentary will be available throughout the whole regatta on www.worldrowing.com.
The Rowing World Cup series was launched in 1997 and includes all 14 Olympic boat classes. The overall Rowing World Cup champions are determined after a series of three regattas. The first regatta was held May 8-11 in Munich, Germany, while the third regatta will be held June 20-22 in Poznan, Poland.
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