Women's 1x
Leslie Burns-Rawley drew Fedotova and McBean; couldn't have had a worse draw. Nonetheless, Leslie finished third, and will head to the reps on Tuesday.
Men's 1x
In the single, Jamie Koven got off to a slow start, and just when I thought he might pack it in and take it easy into the semis, he lit up the final 500 with the fastest time of the day, nearly as fast as the best first 500s in the event. Jamie figured that, with two days until the repechage, he would have plenty of time to recover, and wanted to burn one. In the process, he showed some good raw speed, which hopefully comes to fruition through the next few days.
Women's Pair
In one of only two three-to-the-semi events today, Lianne Bennion-Nelson and Sally Scovel placed third of four to advance directly to the semifinal, which will be held Thursday. The field looks insanely tight from the times, although you can expect that most of the leaders were cruising to some extent.
Men's Pair
Adam Holland and Cyrus Beasley went off in second position, and looked ready to take the lead at the 1000, and were ahead for about 200 meters, I believe. However, the British pair came from third to first by the 1250 gone mark, and kept going to win by 10 seconds. Adam and Cyrus finished third after shutting down late in the race. They seem to have the speed, let's hope they can take it the distance.
Women's Double
In the second of the three-to-the-semi races, Cindy Brooks and Carol Skricki placed third to advance directly to Thursday's semi. To do it, they had to row down the British pair of Batten and Lindsay, hardly an easy feat.
Men's Double
One to the final, and the US double couldn't seem to put one together today that would make the standard. They looked a little off their game, though, and we've seen what they can do at Lucerne. They race in the Tuesday reps.
Men's 4-
Very good first 1000, lacking second 1000 from the straight four, which placed fourth to go to the reps. The crew was in second position well into the second 1000, but faltered late, finishing fourth.
Women's LW Single
Lisa Schlenker, who won her slot as the single sculler only after trials winner Sherri Kiklas made and decided to row in the quad, proved she is no second tier sculler by winning her heat by five seconds. Not bad for a woman who was supposed to be the second-best sculler in the country…
Men's LW Single
In the lightweight single, Bill Belden went out nicely with the Danish sculler, the two of them leaving the field behind. The Dane eventually pulled away, but Belden appears ready to make a mark at these Worlds, some 20 and 25 years after his Pop Bill Sr. won the same event (1974 and 1979).
Men's Lightweight 8
The eight put the hammer down today, winning their heat by almost seven seconds after breaking to open water by the 1000m mark. The crew looked confident, slick, and powerful; they have the ability to charge this one in the final. Their time was 0.04 faster than the Italian 8, which won the other heat under tremendous pressure from both the Dutch and the Brits. The Americans go directly to the A final, and wait until next Saturday to race again, this time when it counts.
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