SEVILLE, Spain – The men and women’s eights led the way for the United States as both crews won their heats and advanced to Sunday’s finals on the second day of competition at the 2002 FISA World Rowing Championships. The women’s lightweight quadruple sculls also notched a victory in its heat and earned a berth in the finals.
Despite a rain delay that pushed starting times back five hours, both U.S. eights came out firing when racing started back up. The women’s boat was the first eight to hit the water and the crew of Mary Whipple (Orangevale, Calif.), Kate MacKenzie (Novi, Mich.), Anna Mickelson (Bellevue, Wash.), Ali Cox (Turlock, Calif.), Bernadette Marten (Fortville, Ind.), Maite Urtasun (Riverside, N.J.), Caryn Davies (Ithaca, N.Y.), Dana Peirce (Richmond, Va.) and Kate Johnson (Portland, Ore.) used a tremendous start to build a 1.65-second lead by the 500-meter mark. The crew continued to extend its lead on Germany during the second quarter of the race, building a 2.21-second lead at the midway point. The German crew made a strong effort to chase down the Americans during the final 1,000 meters, but the U.S. was able to answer every German move to earn the victory.
The women’s eight clocked a time of 6:02.98 to finish 1.19 seconds ahead of Germany, with Belarus finishing third and China finishing fourth. The victory gave the United States an automatic berth in Sunday’s final. In the second heat of the women’s eight, Australia earned the other spot in the finals after clocking a 6:04.38 to defeat Canada by 1.34 seconds.
Fifteen minutes later, the U.S. men’s eight of coxswain Pete Cipollone (Ardmore, Pa.), Jon Watling (Greenwich, Conn.), Bryan Volpenhein (Cincinnati, Ohio), Eric Mueller (Cedarburg, Wis.), Mike Wherley (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Wolf Moser (Moultonboro, N.H.), Joseph Hansen (Bakersfield, Calif.), Garrett Klugh (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Ryan Torgerson (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) was on the water completing the eights’ daily double. The Americans actually trailed Australia by 0.25 seconds 500 meters into the race, but the crew used a strong second 500 meters to pull away from the Australians. The veteran U.S. crew continued to build its lead throughout the rest of the row, finishing in a time of 5:26.74 – 3.78 seconds ahead of Australia.
Like the women, the victory gave the men’s eight an automatic berth in Sunday’s final. Canada clocked a 5:25.66 to narrowly defeat Italy by 0.87 seconds to earn the other qualifying spot.
In the closest race of the day, the women’s lightweight quadruple sculls quartet of Wendy Campanella (Needham, Mass.), Abigail Cromwell (Cambridge, Mass.), Michelle Whitcomb Borkhuis (Walworth, N.Y.) and Anne Finke (North Palm Beach, Fla.) held off a hard-charging Dutch crew to win its heat by 0.03 seconds. The U.S. crew used a strong start to gain the early lead and continued to move away from the pack through the first 1,000 meters, taking a 3.16-second advantage on the Netherlands. The Dutch crew clocked the fastest second half of the race, however, and made a torrid push in the final 500 meters to challenge the American boat. But, the U.S. crew was able to hold off the Netherlands and earn an automatic berth into Sunday’s final. Australia won the other heat to claim another spot in the final, while the remaining crews will have to race in a repechage, or second-chance race, on Wednesday for the right to advance to the final.
The men’s lightweight pair of Mike Altman (Marin County, Calif.) and Simon Carcagno (Pennington, N.J.) finished second in its heat, clocking a 6:56.46 to finish 3.87 seconds behind Chile. Racing in the second of four heats, Chile got off to a strong start and built a 2.26-second advantage on the U.S. crew during the first 500 meters. Chile, which earned an automatic berth in Friday’s semifinals, continued to build its advantage through the 1,500-meter mark, while the U.S. pulled away from the rest of the field. The U.S. will now race in a repechage on Wednesday afternoon for the right to move on to the semifinals. Other heat winners advancing directly to the semifinals included Ireland, Italy and Great Britain.
In the women’s lightweight double sculls, Stacey Borgman (Homer, Alaska) and Mary Obidinski (Oneonta, N.Y.) finished third in their heat and will now race in a repechage on Wednesday. Borgman and Obidinski clocked a 7:22.66 to finish 4.93 seconds behind the heat winners from Australia. Australia, which finished in a time of 7:17.73, led from start to finish to earn a berth in the semifinals. Denmark finished second, 3.19 seconds behind Australia. Germany and Great Britain won the other two heats to earn automatic berths in the semifinals.
Racing in the first of four heats, the men’s lightweight four of Steve Warner (Livonia, Mich.), Patrick Todd (Cincinnati, Ohio), Gabe Winkler (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) and Paul Teti (Upper Darby, Pa.) finished third, 7.22 seconds behind Denmark. Denmark took the lead off the start and was never challenged, which left Ireland and the U.S. to fight for second place. The two crews waged a tight battle through the 1,500-meter mark before Ireland pulled away in the final quarter of the race. Denmark earned a spot in the semifinals, while the remaining crews head to Wednesday’s repechage. Canada, Italy and Australia won the three remaining heats and also earned spots in the semifinals.
Racing in the second of two heats, the crew of coxswain Nick Anderson (Omaha, Neb.), Artour Samsonov (Stoneham, Mass.), Nicholas Tripician (Ventnor, N.J.), Michael Blomquist (Greensboro, N.C.), and Luke Walton (Poway, Calif.) finished third in its heat of the men’s four with coxswain, 3.66 seconds behind the top crew from Italy. The U.S. got off to a strong start, taking the slim lead off the line and was able to maintain a slight advantage through the 1,000-meter mark. That’s when Italy made its move, passing the American crew during the third quarter of the race and taking a 1.66-second lead with 500 meters to go. Slovenia used a strong charge over the final 500 meters to take second place. Italy and Great Britain, the other heat winner, advanced directly to Sunday’s final, while the remaining crews will race in a repechage on Wednesday.
The men’s lightweight quadruple sculls crew of Michael Aller (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Tim Larson (North Augusta, S.C.), John Kennel (Rochester, N.Y.) and Nick Cindrich (Tannersville, Va.) also finished third in its heat. Racing in the first of two heats, the U.S. boat clocked a 6:08.93 to finish 9.60 seconds behind the heat winners from Italy. Great Britain finished second in a time of 6:05.26. With their victories in the two heats, Italy and Spain advanced directly to the finals, while the remaining crews head to Wednesday’s repechages.
The women’s quadruple sculls quartet of Danika Harris (Durham, N.H.), Hilary Gehman (Wolfeboro, N.H.), Carol Skricki (Norwood, Mass.) and Sarah Jones (Stanwood, Wash.) had an extremely difficult heat and was locked in a tight battle for placing for much of the race. The quad ended up clocking a 6:34.27 to finish fourth, 6.33 seconds behind the winners from Belarus. Belarus led from start to finish, but the U.S. crew sat only 0.35 seconds behind at the 1,000-meter mark. That’s when Belarus and Germany made a move to separate themselves from the American crew. Belarus ended up stroking a 6:27.94 to edge Germany by 0.11 seconds. Great Britain came back to nip the U.S. at the finish line for third place, finishing just 0.07 seconds ahead. Belarus earned an automatic berth into the final, while the rest of the crews must now race in Wednesday’s repechage. The Ukraine won the other heat and earned an automatic spot in the final.
The men’s quadruple sculls crew of Michael Callahan (Arlington, Va.), J. Sloan DuRoss (Old Orchard Beach, Maine), Wyatt Allen (Portland, Maine) and Ben Holbrook (Hartland, Wis.) also finished fourth in its heat, finishing in a time of 6:01.85. Germany won the heat in a time of 5:55.31. The U.S. got of the line in fourth position and slowly made its way into second place with just 500 meters to go. However, the Ukraine and France were too strong down the stretch and were able to overtake the American crew. Germany advanced directly to the semifinals, while the remaining crews will now race in the repechages. Italy and Poland won the other two heats to earn automatic berths into the semifinals.
The men’s lightweight double sculls tandem of Conal Groom (Northford, Conn.) and Stephen Arthur-Wong (Orlando, Fla.) finished sixth in its heat, clocking a 6:47.12 to finish 16.17 seconds behind the winning boat from Germany. The Germans and Russians traded the top spot throughout the race, before Germany was able to pull away in the final 500 meters. Germany earned an automatic berth in the semifinals, while all the remaining crews head to the repechage. Other heat winners advancing directly to the semifinals included Australia and Poland.
A total of 328 boats and 932 rowers representing 53 nations are competing in 24 events in Seville. The U.S. has 81 rowers competing in 23 of the 24 events. The U.S. roster includes 14 Olympians and 23 first-time senior national team members. Thirty-two team members have won a total of 58 medals at past world championships. Last year, U.S. crews won four medals and had six, fourth-place finishes in the 24 events.
Racing continues on Tuesday and Wednesday with repechages, or second-chance races. Semifinals for events with enough entries will be held on Thursday and Friday (September 19-20), with the finals taking place on Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22.
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2002 FISA World Rowing Championships Results
Monday, September 16, 2002
Men’s Four with Coxswain (Winner to Final; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Great Britain, 6:19.21; 2. Germany, 6:21.09; 3. Croatia, 6:32.65. Heat Two: 1. Italy, 6:20.76; 2. Slovenia, 6:22.14; 3. United States (Anderson, Samsonov, Tripician, Blomquist, Walton), 6:24.42; 4. Australia, 6:25.04.
Men’s Lightweight Pair (Winner to Semifinal; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Chile, 6:52.59; 2. United States (Altman, Carcagno), 6:56.46; 3. France, 7:01.38; 4. Spain, 7:13.82. Heat Two: 1. Ireland, 6:51.24; 2. Netherlands, 6:54.34; 3.Russia, 6:57.85; 4. Germany, 7:06.61; 5. Georgia, 7:19.91. Heat Three: 1. Italy, 6:48.27; 2. Australia, 6:53.02; 3. Denmark, 7:00.02; 4. Brazil, 7:00.98; 5. Austria, 7:01.43. Heat Four: 1. Great Britain, 6:45.16; 2. Canada, 6:49.29; 3. Romania, 6:57.97; 4. Guatemala, 6:58.69; 5. Mexico, 7:18.97.
Women’s Lightweight Quadruple Sculls (Winner to Final; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Australia, 6:39.63; 2. Spain, 6:43.98; 3. Italy, 6:46.54; 4. Denmark, 6:47.38. Heat Two: 1. United States (Campanella, Whitcomb Borkhuis, Cromwell, Finke), 6:37.51; 2. Netherlands, 6:37.54; 3. Great Britain, 6:43.65; 4. El Salvador, 7:08.78.
Men’s Lightweight Quadruple Sculls (Winner to Final; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Italy, 5:59.33; 2. Great Britain, 6:05.26; 3. United States (Aller, Larson, Kennel, Cindrich), 6:08.93; 4. Argentina, 6:12.85; 5. Japan, 6:22.81. Heat Two: 1. Spain, 6:02.69; 2. Netherlands, 6:07.04; 3. Germany, 6:11.57; 4. Greece, 6:14.17; 5. Chile, 6:25.11.
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls (Winner to Semifinals; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Germany, 7:12.88; 2. Canada, 7:15.19; 3. France, 7:23.31; 4. Cuba, 7:28.00; 5. Zimbabwe, 7:29.83; 6. Austria, 7:29.84. Heat Two: 1. Australia, 7:17.73; 2. Denmark, 7:20.92; 3. United States (Borgman, Obidinski), 7:22.66; 4. Finland, 7:28.30; 5. Greece, 7:33.55; 6. Ireland, 7:43.66. Heat Three: 1. Great Britain, 7:18.75; 2. Poland, 7:20.47; 3. Netherlands, 7:26.45; 4. Romania, 7:30.50; 5. Norway, 7:33.92; 6. Italy, 7:37.64.
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls (Winner to Semifinals; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Australia, 6:35.30; 2. Denmark, 6:37.25; 3. Spain, 6:43.70; 4. Netherlands, 6:45.55; 5. France, 6:47.49; 6. Canada, 6:50.74. Heat Two: 1. Germany, 6:30.95; 2. Russia, 6:33.85; 3. Belgium, 6:40.44; 4. Greece, 6:42.22; 5. Turkey, 6:46.42; 6. United States (Arthur-Wong, Groom), 6:47.12. Heat Three: 1. Poland, 6:34.44; 2. Great Britain, 6:41.20; 3. Algeria, 7:00.44; 4. Lithuania, 7:07.24; 5. Tunisia, 7:09.75.
Men’s Lightweight Four (Winner to Semifinals; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Denmark, 6:11.76; 2. Ireland, 6:16.96; 3. United States (Warner, Todd, Winkler, Teti), 6:18.98; 4. Netherlands, 6:23.67; 5. Turkey, 6:34.28. Heat Two: 1. Canada, 6:08.18; 2. France, 6:09.62; 3. Great Britain, 6:11.93; 4. Switzerland, 6:17.21; 5. Japan, 6:19.60. Heat Three: 1. Italy, 6:07.73; 2. Germany, 6:13.26; 3. Yugoslavia, 6:16.14; 4. Portugal, 6:18.37; Paraguay, 6:46.07. Heat Four: 1. Australia, 6:09.76; 2. Austria, 6:14.63; 3. Poland, 6:15.73; 4. Spain, 6:19.99.
Women’s Quadruple Sculls (Winner to Final; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Ukraine, 6:32.79; 2. Australia, 6:33.45; 3. Denmark, 6:35.34; 4. Netherlands, 6:41.58; 5. Spain, 6:55.59. Heat Two: 1. Belarus, 6:27.94; 2. Germany, 6:28.05; 3. Great Britain, 6:34.20; 4. United States (Harris, Gehman, Skricki, Jones), 6:34.27; 5. Russia, 6:45.56.
Men’s Quadruple Sculls (Winner to Semifinals; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. Germany, 5:55.31; 2. Ukraine, 6:00.81; 3. France, 6:00.85; 4. United States (Callahan, DuRoss, Allen, Holbrook), 6:01.85; 5. Denmark, 6:08.52. Heat Two: 1. Italy, 5:44.28; 2. Russia, 5:46.49; 3. Belarus, 5:48.23; 4. Slovenia, 5:48.94; 5. Egypt, 6:08.04; 6. Venezuela, 6:20.72. Heat Three: 1. Poland, 5:46.00; 2. Netherlands, 5:48.89; 3. Estonia, 5:50.42; 4. Czech Republic, 5:50.43; 5. Greece, 6:00.98; 6. Brazil, 6:11.20.
Women’s Eight (Winner to Final; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. United States (Whipple, MacKenzie, Mickelson, Cox, Marten, Urtasun, Davies, Peirce, Johnson), 6:02.98; 2. Germany 6:04.17; 3. Belarus, 6:09.92; 4. China, 6:19.38. Heat Two: 1. Australia, 6:04.38; 2. Canada, 6:05.72; 3. Romania, 6:06.23.
Men’s Eight (Winner to Final; Rest to Repechage)
Heat One: 1. United States (Cipollone, Watling, Volpenhein, Mueller, Wherley, Moser, Hansen, Klugh, Torgerson), 5:26.74; 2. Australia, 5:30.52; 3. Great Britain, 5:33.04; 4. Romania, 5:34.70; 5. Egypt, 5:35.26; 6. Ukraine, 5:39.26. Heat Two: 1. Canada, 5:25.66; 2. Italy, 5:26.53; 3. Germany, 5:28.10; 4. Croatia, 5:34.40; 5. Russia, 5:39.24; 6. Poland, 5:42.10.
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