All Finals Set For Huskies At World Under 23s
July 26, 2019 | Women's Rowing
SARASOTA, Fla. – With the finals already set for most events, Friday was a much less busy day than the previous two for Husky rowers competing at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships.
The third day of the regatta, which began about two and a half hours late due to rain, saw Huskies in action in just three race categories: the women's double sculls and the men's and women's eights. Heading into Saturday, the fields for the finals for all events involving UW athletes have been set.
In the first race of the day involving a Husky, Dimitra Tsamopoulou and her partner rowed to a victory in the first of two women's double sculls repechages. The Greek double, needing only a top-two finish to reach the A final, established a lead early and rowed to a comfortable win, just shy of a boat-length ahead of second place China. Tsamopoulou will race for a medal in the A final Sunday at 7:05 a.m. PT.
Next was the women's eight exhibition race, the first action of the regatta for those crews. With just five entries in the event, all five boats were automatically in the A final, so Friday's race was for lanes. UW had one rower each in three crews: Lark Skov in the U.S. boat, Holly Dunford in the Great Britain shell and incoming freshman Patricia Schwarzhuber in the Germany crew.
At 500 meters, the Netherlands had the lead, but by 1,000 meters, Dunford's British shell had moved on top. Germany and the U.S. held the fourth and fifth positions over the first half of the race. The Dutch and the Brits continued to trade the lead back and forth in the third 500. In the end, the Netherlands edged out Great Britain, followed by Romania, Germany and the U.S., in third through fifth.
They'll all vie for medals Sunday, in the final race of the regatta, at 9:20 a.m. PT.
The last event of the day Friday involving the UW was the men's eight repechage. After the heats, three boats with Huskies in the lineup (U.S., Netherlands and Great Britain) had already qualified for the A final, but the Canadian eight, with Huskies Nick Everett and Peter Lancashire, needed a top-two finish to join them.
After 500 and 1,000 meters, the Canadians sat second, just behind Germany, with nearly a length over the other three boats, but Australia made a move at the halfway mark, closing that gap and threatening Canada.
Australia kept the pressure on, closing on both Canada and Germany. The Germans won by about two seats and Australia's sprint edged out Canada to take the last spot in the A final, as the Aussies finished just 0.17 seconds ahead for second place.
The Canadians will row in the B final Sunday at 6:00 a.m.
On Saturday, eight UW athletes will row in finals. Molly Gallaher and her U.S. women's coxed four will row in the A final at 7:20 a.m., while in the men's coxed four final, the American crew features three Huskies: coxswain Adam Gold, along with Elijah Maesner and Evan Olson. They'll race in the A final at 7:30.
Earlier (6:40 a.m.), a German four that includes Sebastian Ritter, Alexander Vollmer and Nils Vorberg will row in the men's coxed four B final, and Canadian Kieanna Stephens will complete in the women's quad sculls B final, at 7:00 a.m.
The entire regatta is being streamed live on ESPN3 (online and via the ESPN app) and runs through Sunday, July 28. Tune in to WatchESPN.com and use the ESPN app on your device or smart TV to watch all of the races.
Here's the full list of UW rowers participating at U-23s, with the time and day of their next race (all times Pacific and subject to change):
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22 (Greece) – A final, Sun. at 7:05 a.m.
Women's Four (W4-)
Teal Cohen '21 (USA) – A final, Sun. at 7:35 a.m.
Nikki Martincic '23 (Australia) – B final, Sun. at 5:40 a.m.
Grace Watson '23 (New Zealand) – B final, Sun. at 5:40 a.m.
Women's Coxed Four (W4+)
Molly Gallaher, '20 (USA) – A final, Sat. at 7:20 a.m.
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kieanna Stephens, '22 (Canada) – B final, Sat. at 7:00 a.m.
Women's Eight (W8+)
Lark Skov '20 (USA)
Holly Dunford '22 (Great Britain)
Patricia Schwarzhuber '23 (Germany)
All – A final, Sun. at 9:20 a.m.
Men's Four (M4-)
David Bridges '20, George Esau '20 (USA) – B final, Sun. at 5:40 a.m.
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
Adam Gold '21, Eli Maesner '19, Evan Olson '19 (USA) – A final, Sat. at 7:30 a.m.
Sebastian Ritter '21, Alexander Vollmer '20, Nils Vorberg '22 (Germany) – B final, Sat. at 6:40 a.m.
Men's Eight (M8+)
Chris Carlson 19, Andrew Gaard '19, Sam Halbert '20, Madison Molitor '19 (USA)
Harvey Kay '20 (Great Britain)
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21 (Netherlands)
Nick Everett '21, Peter Lancashire '21 (Canada)
USA, GB and NED – A final, Sun. at 8:35 a.m.
CAN – B final, Sun. at 6:00 a.m.
Coaches
Michael Callahan (USA M8+)
Sergio Espinoza (USA M4+)
The third day of the regatta, which began about two and a half hours late due to rain, saw Huskies in action in just three race categories: the women's double sculls and the men's and women's eights. Heading into Saturday, the fields for the finals for all events involving UW athletes have been set.
In the first race of the day involving a Husky, Dimitra Tsamopoulou and her partner rowed to a victory in the first of two women's double sculls repechages. The Greek double, needing only a top-two finish to reach the A final, established a lead early and rowed to a comfortable win, just shy of a boat-length ahead of second place China. Tsamopoulou will race for a medal in the A final Sunday at 7:05 a.m. PT.
Next was the women's eight exhibition race, the first action of the regatta for those crews. With just five entries in the event, all five boats were automatically in the A final, so Friday's race was for lanes. UW had one rower each in three crews: Lark Skov in the U.S. boat, Holly Dunford in the Great Britain shell and incoming freshman Patricia Schwarzhuber in the Germany crew.
At 500 meters, the Netherlands had the lead, but by 1,000 meters, Dunford's British shell had moved on top. Germany and the U.S. held the fourth and fifth positions over the first half of the race. The Dutch and the Brits continued to trade the lead back and forth in the third 500. In the end, the Netherlands edged out Great Britain, followed by Romania, Germany and the U.S., in third through fifth.
They'll all vie for medals Sunday, in the final race of the regatta, at 9:20 a.m. PT.
The last event of the day Friday involving the UW was the men's eight repechage. After the heats, three boats with Huskies in the lineup (U.S., Netherlands and Great Britain) had already qualified for the A final, but the Canadian eight, with Huskies Nick Everett and Peter Lancashire, needed a top-two finish to join them.
After 500 and 1,000 meters, the Canadians sat second, just behind Germany, with nearly a length over the other three boats, but Australia made a move at the halfway mark, closing that gap and threatening Canada.
Australia kept the pressure on, closing on both Canada and Germany. The Germans won by about two seats and Australia's sprint edged out Canada to take the last spot in the A final, as the Aussies finished just 0.17 seconds ahead for second place.
The Canadians will row in the B final Sunday at 6:00 a.m.
On Saturday, eight UW athletes will row in finals. Molly Gallaher and her U.S. women's coxed four will row in the A final at 7:20 a.m., while in the men's coxed four final, the American crew features three Huskies: coxswain Adam Gold, along with Elijah Maesner and Evan Olson. They'll race in the A final at 7:30.
Earlier (6:40 a.m.), a German four that includes Sebastian Ritter, Alexander Vollmer and Nils Vorberg will row in the men's coxed four B final, and Canadian Kieanna Stephens will complete in the women's quad sculls B final, at 7:00 a.m.
The entire regatta is being streamed live on ESPN3 (online and via the ESPN app) and runs through Sunday, July 28. Tune in to WatchESPN.com and use the ESPN app on your device or smart TV to watch all of the races.
Here's the full list of UW rowers participating at U-23s, with the time and day of their next race (all times Pacific and subject to change):
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22 (Greece) – A final, Sun. at 7:05 a.m.
Women's Four (W4-)
Teal Cohen '21 (USA) – A final, Sun. at 7:35 a.m.
Nikki Martincic '23 (Australia) – B final, Sun. at 5:40 a.m.
Grace Watson '23 (New Zealand) – B final, Sun. at 5:40 a.m.
Women's Coxed Four (W4+)
Molly Gallaher, '20 (USA) – A final, Sat. at 7:20 a.m.
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kieanna Stephens, '22 (Canada) – B final, Sat. at 7:00 a.m.
Women's Eight (W8+)
Lark Skov '20 (USA)
Holly Dunford '22 (Great Britain)
Patricia Schwarzhuber '23 (Germany)
All – A final, Sun. at 9:20 a.m.
Men's Four (M4-)
David Bridges '20, George Esau '20 (USA) – B final, Sun. at 5:40 a.m.
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
Adam Gold '21, Eli Maesner '19, Evan Olson '19 (USA) – A final, Sat. at 7:30 a.m.
Sebastian Ritter '21, Alexander Vollmer '20, Nils Vorberg '22 (Germany) – B final, Sat. at 6:40 a.m.
Men's Eight (M8+)
Chris Carlson 19, Andrew Gaard '19, Sam Halbert '20, Madison Molitor '19 (USA)
Harvey Kay '20 (Great Britain)
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21 (Netherlands)
Nick Everett '21, Peter Lancashire '21 (Canada)
USA, GB and NED – A final, Sun. at 8:35 a.m.
CAN – B final, Sun. at 6:00 a.m.
Coaches
Michael Callahan (USA M8+)
Sergio Espinoza (USA M4+)
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