SEVILLE, Spain – For the first time in United States’ history, the men’s lightweight pair qualified for the final at the world rowing championships. Racing in lane five, the crew of Mike Altman (Marin County, Calif.) and Simon Carcagno (Pennington, N.J.) made a huge charge over the final 500 meters of the race to edge Australia for third place and the last qualifying spot for Sunday’s final at the 2002 FISA World Rowing Championships on the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain.
In the race, Chile and Australia got off to blistering starts and the U.S. crew found itself in fifth-place, down by open water at the 500-meter mark. Altman and Carcagno worked their way up to fourth place at the midway point of the contest but could not make a dent in the deficit for third as they approached the final 500 meters. That’s when Altman made the call for a sprint and the U.S. boat started to move. Trailing Australia by more than four seconds, Altman and Carcagno passed the faltering crew in the final 200 meters to claim third.
“I had no idea how far down we were,” Altman said. “ I just knew we were pretty far out of the third spot and it was time to empty the tank. We started our sprint with about 600 meters to go … I took a risk by taking it up that early, but I’d rather die than go down without giving every last bit of effort to make that final. I was thinking about the whole history, about how no one had ever rowed in the final before, and I knew we had about a 20-second window to change that.”
The crew ended up clocking a 6:43.35 to edge Australia by 1.04 seconds. Chile won the semifinal in a time of 6:39.03, with Italy finishing second in a time of 6:40.13. In the other semifinal, Ireland, Great Britain and Canada advanced. By finishing third, Altman and Carcagno became the first U.S. men’s lightweight pair to qualify for the final in the 10-year history of the event. The previous top finish was seventh in 1996.
“We talked about it every day,” Altman said. “We had been clocking some really good times in practice over at Princeton and we knew we had really good speed. That was one of our main goals going into the regatta.”
In the women’s lightweight double sculls, Stacey Borgman (Homer, Alaska) and Mary Obidinski (Oneonta, N.Y.) finished fourth in their semifinal and will now race in Sunday’s “B” final, which determines places 7-12. The U.S. duo got off the line in fifth position and sat 3.08 seconds behind the leaders from Great Britain at the 500-meter mark. Borgman and Obidinski passed the French crew in the third quarter of the race to take over fourth place and then made a late run at the Netherlands for the third and last qualifying spot for the finals. Despite clocking the fastest final 500 meters, the American crew’s charge came up short as it finished 2.09 seconds out of third place, clocking a 7:05.67. Germany won the race in a time of 7:01.05, while Great Britain finished second in a 7:02.87. In the other heat, Australia, Poland and Denmark earned berths in Sunday’s final.
Steve Warner (Livonia, Mich.), Patrick Todd (Cincinnati, Ohio), Gabe Winkler (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) and Paul Teti (Upper Darby, Pa.) finished sixth in their semifinal of the men’s lightweight four and will now race in the “B” final for places 7-12. The U.S. boat, which sat in sixth position at the 500-meter mark, was able to move into the fifth spot at the midway point of the race and looked like it might make a run at one of the top three positions. However, Australia, Germany and Canada began pulling away from the American crew in the third 500 meters and easily took control of the three qualifying spots. The U.S. clocked a 6:03.13 to finish 7.32 seconds behind the winning crew from Australia. In the other semifinal, Denmark, Italy and France advanced to 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 sixth in its semifinal. The crew was never able to mount a challenge on the top three positions, as it had dropped to sixth by the 500-meter mark. The quartet clocked a 5:53.69 to finish 11.03 seconds behind the winning crew from Germany. Poland finished second and the Ukraine finished third. In the other semifinal, Italy, Russia and Belarus advanced to the final. The U.S. crew will now race in Sunday’s “B” final, which determines places 7-12.
Kristin Goodrich (Portola Valley, Calif.) won her “C” final of the women’s single sculls to claim 13th place overall. Goodrich clocked a 7:36.29 to finish 4.40 seconds ahead of Chile’s Soraya Jadue Ariaza. Goodrich and Jadue Ariaza battled each other for the first 1,000 meters before the American made her move and took control of the race.
The men’s pair of Dan Walsh (Norwalk, Conn.) and Adam Holland (Philadelphia, Pa.) finished second in its “C” final, claiming 14th place overall. The duo led the race until the final 500 meters, when Germany was able to take over the top spot. Walsh and Holland clocked a 6:37.84 to finish 4.45 seconds behind Germany.
In the men’s double sculls, the crew of Steve Gillespie (Renton, Wash.) and Brett Wilkinson (Hyde Park, N.Y.) also finished second in its “C” final to place 14th overall. The duo sat in third position at the 1,000-meter mark before overtaking Croatia for second place in the third 500 meters. Gillespie and Wilkinson clocked a 6:20.34 to finish 2.26 seconds behind Norway.
The men’s lightweight double sculls tandem of Conal Groom (Northford, Conn.) and Stephen Arthur-Wong (Orlando, Fla.) finished sixth in the “C” final and 18th overall. The duo clocked a 6:25.47 to finish 7.18 seconds behind race winner Belgium, who took 13th place overall. Earlier in the day, the duo won its “C/D” semifinal. Racing in the second of two “C/D” semifinals, the U.S. duo clocked a 6:40.81 to defeat Belgium by 3.04 seconds.
Racing continues Saturday and Sunday with finals in all 24 events.
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.
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2002 FISA World Rowing Championships Results
Friday, September 20, 2002
Men’s Lightweight Pair (Top Three Per Semifinal Advance to Final; Rest to Final B for places 7-12)
Semifinal One: 1. Chile, 6:39.03; 2. Italy, 6:40.13; 3. United States (Altman, Carcagno), 6:43.35; 4. Australia, 6:44.39; 5. France, 6:49.97; 6. Germany, 6:51.71. Semifinal Two: 1. Irelands, 6:34.03; 2. Great Britain, 6:34.58; 3. Canada, 6:37.14; 4. Netherlands, 6:37.76; 5. Romania, 6:43.18; 6. Russia, 6:46.99.
Semifinal C/D One (Top three to Final C for places 13-17; Remaining to Final D for places 18-19): 1. Guatemala, 6:48.27; 2. Denmark, 6:50.43; 3. Georgia, 6:53.94; 4. Mexico, 6:55.15. Semifinal C/D Two (Top two to Final C for places 13-17; Remaining to Final D for places 18-19): 1. Spain, 6:52.79; 2. Austria, 6:53.00; 3. Brazil, 6:53.80.
Final C (Determines Places 12-17 Overall): 1. Spain, 6:40.83; 2. Denmark, 6:42.57; 3. Austria, 6:45.26; 4. Mexico, 6:48.37; 5. Georgia, 6:48.89.
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls (Top Three Per Semifinal Advance to Final; Rest to Final B for places 7-12)
Semifinal One: 1. Germany, 7:01.05; 2. Great Britain, 7:02.87; 3. Netherlands, 7:03.58; 4. United States (Borgman, Obidinski), 7:05.67; 5. France, 7:11.43; 6. Greece, 7:18.33. Semifinal Two: 1. Australia, 7:03.17; 2. Poland, 7:05.32; 3. Denmark, 7:06.27; 4. Canada, 7:06.43; 5. Romania, 7:14.16; 6. Finland, 7:16.82.
Final C (Determines Places 13-17 Overall): 1. Cuba, 7:04.17; 2. Zimbabwe, 7:06.95; 3. Norway, 7:08.97; 4. Italy, 7:10.24; 5. Austria, 7:17.07; Irelands, DNS.
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls (Top Three Per Semifinal Advance to Final; Rest to Final B for places 7-12)
Semifinal One: 1. Germany, 6:18.63; 2. Australia, 6:19.35; 3. Denmark, 6:20.48; 4. Russia, 6:21.75; 5. Netherlands, 6:36.57; 6. Japan, 8:03.15. Semifinal Two: 1. Italy, 6:15.58; 2. Poland, 6:18.18; 3. Greece, 6:20.40; 4. Spain, 6:25.13; 5. Great Britain, 6:25.86; 6. Brazil, 6:29.66.
Semifinal C/D One (Top three to Final C for places 13-18; Remaining to Final D for places 19-21): 1. France, 6:34.11; 2. Turkey, 6:34.37; 3. Ireland, 6:35.19; 4. Switzerland, 6:35.37; Lithuania DNS, Algeria, DNS. Semifinal C/D Two (Top three to Final C for places 13-18; Remaining to Final D for places 18-21): 1. United States (Groom, Arthur-Wong), 6:40.81; 2. Belgium, 6:43.85; 3. Canada, 6:44.53; 4. Mexico, 6:53.01; 5. Tunisia, 6:58.92.
Final C (Determines Places 13-18): 1. Belgium, 6:18.29; 2. Ireland, 6:21.15; 3. France, 6:22.69; 4. Canada, 6:23.42; 5. Turkey, 6:24.94; 6. United States (Groom, Arthur-Wong), 6:25.47.
Final D (Determines Places 19-21): 1. Switzerland, 6:32.68; 2. Mexico, 6:36.07; 3. Tunisia, 6:47.39.
Men’s Lightweight Four (Top Two Per Repechage to Semifinals)
Semifinal One: 1. Denmark, 5:53.17; 2. Italy, 5:56.05; 3. France, 5:57.65; 4. Austria, 5:59.10; 5. Poland, 5:59.79; 6. Great Britain, 6:03.06. Semifinal Two: 1. Australia, 5:55.81; 2. Germany, 5:57.13; 3. Canada, 5:57.14; 4. Ireland, 5:59.70; 5. Yugoslavia, 6:00.83; 6. United States (Warner, Teti, Winkler, Todd), 6:03.13.
Semifinal C/D One (Top three to Final C for places 13-17; Remaining to Final D for places 18-19): 1. Netherlands, 6:18.54; 2. Portugal, 6:21.59; 3. Turkey, 6:21.80; 4. Paraguay, 6:34.27. Semifinal C/D Two (Top two to Final C for places 13-17; Remaining to Final D for places 18-19): 1. Spain, 6:08.70; 2. Switzerland, 6:09.09; 3. Japan, 6:10.58.
Final C (Determines Places 13-17 Overall): 1. Netherlands, 5:57.28; 2. Switzerland, 5:58.93; 3. Portugal, 5:59.04; 4. Spain, 6:04.60; 5. Turkey, 6:07.68.
Final D (Determines Places 18-19 Overall): 1. Japan, 6:09.25; 2. Paraguay, 6:24.76.
Men’s Quadruple Sculls (Top Three Per Repechage to Semifinals)
Semifinal One: 1. Germany, 5:42.66; 2. Poland, 5:44.42; 3. Ukraine, 5:46.58; 4. Czech Republic, 5:51.56; 5. Estonia, 5:51.57; 6. United States (Callahan, DuRoss, Allen, Holbrook), 5:53.69. Semifinal Two: 1. Italy, 5:44.46; 2. Russia, 5:46.05; 3. Belarus, 5:46.88; 4. France, 5:50.21; 5. Slovenia, 5:50.41; 6. Netherlands, 5:50.77.
Women’s Lightweight Single Sculls
Final C (Determines Places 13-17 Overall): 1. Tunisia, 7:53.32; 2. Austria, 7:56.57; 3. Italy, 7:56.87; 4. Sweden, 7:58.48; 5. Paraguay, 8:04.33. Final D (Determines Places 18-19 Overall): 1. Norway, 8:01.24; 2. Mexico, 8:08.29.
Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls
Final C (Determines Places 13-15 Overall): 1. Algeria, 7:08.89; 2. Greece, 7:16.99; 3. Tunisia, 7:17.29.
Women’s Single Sculls
Final C (Determines Places 13-14 Overall): 1. United States (Goodrich), 7:36.29; 2. Chile, 7:40.69; Latvia, DNS.
Men’s Single Sculls
Final C (Determines Places 13-17 Overall): 1. Ukraine, 7:01.14; 2. Australia, 7:06.79; 3. Greece, 7:08.17; 4. Romania, 7:24.95; 5. Egypt, 7:33.01.
Women’s Pair
Final C (Determines Places 13-17 Overall): 1. Great Britain, 7:16.24; 2. Netherlands, 7:17.06; 3. China, 7:20.52; 4. Israel, 7:33.72; 5. Italy, 7:40.88.
Men’s Pair
Final C (Determines Places 13-16 Overall): 1. Germany, 6:33.39; 2. United States (Walsh, Holland), 6:37.84; 3. Romania, 6:41.09; 4. Spain, 6:45.25.
Men’s Double Sculls
Final C (Determines Places 13-18 Overall): 1. Norway, 6:18.08; 2. United States (Gillespie, Wilkinson), 6:20.34; 3. Belgium, 6:21.74; 4. Croatia, 6:21.78; 5. Greece, 6:22.90; 6. Spain, 6:24.36.
Men’s Four
Final C (Determines Places 13-16 Overall): 1. Lithuania, 6:02.60; 2. Russia, 6:05.36; 3. Belarus, 6:06.85; 4. Greece, 6:11.50.
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