Ten Huskies Earn Medals At Under 23 World Championships
July 28, 2019 | Men's Rowing
SARASOTA, Fla. – Ten Washington rowers earned medals Sunday on the final day of the World Rowing Under 23 Championships at Nathan Benderson Park. The UW contingent, 25 athletes in all, was led by a pair of gold medalists: Dimitra Tsamopoulou (Greece) in the women's double sculls and Harvey Kay (Great Britain) in the men's eight. Another eight individuals earned silver or bronze.
Tsamopoulou, a freshman at the UW last year, led the entire 2,000 meters to win the gold in the women's double sculls. The Greek double dominated the race, with the fastest split times for each of the four, 500-meter segments. Tsamopoulou won bronze in the same event two years ago, and rowed in the Greek four last year.
"That was a really hard race for us," her doubles partner, Anneta Kyridou, told WorldRowing.com, "but we came here to win the gold which we've been training all year for. It was hard until the last stroke, but we did it!."
Another UW woman medaled in the coxless four as junior Teal Cohen rowed in the two seat for the United States. In that final, the Americans spent the first portion of the race in fourth place, passing the 500- and 1,000-meter buoys out of the medals. The the U.S. boat came on in the second half of the race, rowing past Spain into third place and winning the bronze medal. Great Britain won the women's four gold, with Ireland second.
"I think races never go according to plan," Chase Shepley, the U.S. W4- bow seat, told WorldRowing.com. "But we didn't back down, and we're happy to be on the podium with the flag."
The men's eight final was next, with Huskies in three crews: Great Britain (Kay), the Netherlands (Gert-Jan van Doorn) and the United States (Chris Carlson, Andrew Gaard, Samuel Halbert, Madison Molitor and coach Michael Callahan).
The British established the lead from the start as all boats came off of the dock aggressively. Early on, Romania was their closest threat, crossing 500 meters in second place. By 1,000 meters, the U.S. boat had passed Romania, and by 1,500, the Netherlands had moved into third place, behind the Brits and Americans.
While Great Britain rowed to a relatively comfortable win, the Netherlands sprinted to try and catch the U.S. eight, but the Americans held them off to take the silver, just 0.15 seconds ahead of the Dutch. All four UW rowers in the U.S. boat earned their second medal in the U-23 men's eight, as they were all in the crew that won gold last year.
The women's eight also had Huskies in three different boats: Lark Skov (U.S.), Holly Dunford (Great Britain) and Patricia Schwarzhuber (Germany). Great Britain took the lead at the start and passed the 500-meter buoy in first place, with the Netherlands second and the U.S. in a dead heat for third place, along with Romania.
But the Dutch soon took the race over, moving past the Brits in the second 500 and rowing the rest of the way for an open-water victory. Meanwhile, the British crew was able to hold off the Americans, who finished in third place, just in front of Romania. Germany finished in fifth place.
Two Huskies – David Bridges and George Esau – rowed in the U.S. crew in the men's four B final. The American boat was fifth at 500 meters and fourth at 1,000, but surged in the third 500 to briefly take the lead away from Australia. However, Switzerland sprinted alongside the U.S. crew and passed them to earn the win. The U.S. boat finished in second place, Australia third.
In the women's four B final, two incoming UW freshmen competed for their countries. Grace Watson and her New Zealand four led for the first 1,000 meters, but finished in second place, behind Russia. Her future teammate, Australia's Nikki Martincic, took third place in that same B final.
In the men's eight B final, two Huskies – Nick Everett and Peter Lancashire – rowed in the Canadian shell, which led from wire-to-wire and held off Hungary for a victory, winning by more than four seconds. The win was good for seventh place overall in the men's eight.
On Saturday, eight other Huskies completed their regatta in finals held on the next-to-last day of the five-day regatta. Here's the full list of UW rowers participating at U-23s, with their final result:
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22 (Greece) – Gold Medal
Women's Four (W4-)
Teal Cohen '21 (USA) – Bronze Medal
Nikki Martincic '23 (Australia) – 3rd in B final (9th overall)
Grace Watson '23 (New Zealand) – 2nd in B final (8th overall)
Women's Coxed Four (W4+)
Molly Gallaher, '20 (USA) – 5th in A final
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kieanna Stephens, '22 (Canada) – 1st in B final (7th overall)
Women's Eight (W8+)
Holly Dunford '22 (Great Britain) – Silver Medal
Lark Skov '20 (USA) – Bronze Medal
Patricia Schwarzhuber '23 (Germany) – 5th in A final
Men's Four (M4-)
David Bridges '20, George Esau '20 (USA) – 2nd in B final (8th overall)
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
Adam Gold '21, Eli Maesner '19, Evan Olson '19 (USA) – 6th in A final
Sebastian Ritter '21, Alexander Vollmer '20, Nils Vorberg '22 (Germany) – 2nd in B final (8th overall)
Men's Eight (M8+)
Harvey Kay '20 (Great Britain) – Gold Medal
Chris Carlson '19, Andrew Gaard '19, Sam Halbert '20, Madison Molitor '19 (USA) – Silver Medal
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21 (Netherlands) – Bronze Medal
Nick Everett '21, Peter Lancashire '21 (Canada) – 1st in B final (7th overall)
Coaches
Michael Callahan (USA M8+)
Sergio Espinoza (USA M4+)
Tsamopoulou, a freshman at the UW last year, led the entire 2,000 meters to win the gold in the women's double sculls. The Greek double dominated the race, with the fastest split times for each of the four, 500-meter segments. Tsamopoulou won bronze in the same event two years ago, and rowed in the Greek four last year.
"That was a really hard race for us," her doubles partner, Anneta Kyridou, told WorldRowing.com, "but we came here to win the gold which we've been training all year for. It was hard until the last stroke, but we did it!."
Another UW woman medaled in the coxless four as junior Teal Cohen rowed in the two seat for the United States. In that final, the Americans spent the first portion of the race in fourth place, passing the 500- and 1,000-meter buoys out of the medals. The the U.S. boat came on in the second half of the race, rowing past Spain into third place and winning the bronze medal. Great Britain won the women's four gold, with Ireland second.
"I think races never go according to plan," Chase Shepley, the U.S. W4- bow seat, told WorldRowing.com. "But we didn't back down, and we're happy to be on the podium with the flag."
The men's eight final was next, with Huskies in three crews: Great Britain (Kay), the Netherlands (Gert-Jan van Doorn) and the United States (Chris Carlson, Andrew Gaard, Samuel Halbert, Madison Molitor and coach Michael Callahan).
The British established the lead from the start as all boats came off of the dock aggressively. Early on, Romania was their closest threat, crossing 500 meters in second place. By 1,000 meters, the U.S. boat had passed Romania, and by 1,500, the Netherlands had moved into third place, behind the Brits and Americans.
While Great Britain rowed to a relatively comfortable win, the Netherlands sprinted to try and catch the U.S. eight, but the Americans held them off to take the silver, just 0.15 seconds ahead of the Dutch. All four UW rowers in the U.S. boat earned their second medal in the U-23 men's eight, as they were all in the crew that won gold last year.
The women's eight also had Huskies in three different boats: Lark Skov (U.S.), Holly Dunford (Great Britain) and Patricia Schwarzhuber (Germany). Great Britain took the lead at the start and passed the 500-meter buoy in first place, with the Netherlands second and the U.S. in a dead heat for third place, along with Romania.
But the Dutch soon took the race over, moving past the Brits in the second 500 and rowing the rest of the way for an open-water victory. Meanwhile, the British crew was able to hold off the Americans, who finished in third place, just in front of Romania. Germany finished in fifth place.
Two Huskies – David Bridges and George Esau – rowed in the U.S. crew in the men's four B final. The American boat was fifth at 500 meters and fourth at 1,000, but surged in the third 500 to briefly take the lead away from Australia. However, Switzerland sprinted alongside the U.S. crew and passed them to earn the win. The U.S. boat finished in second place, Australia third.
In the women's four B final, two incoming UW freshmen competed for their countries. Grace Watson and her New Zealand four led for the first 1,000 meters, but finished in second place, behind Russia. Her future teammate, Australia's Nikki Martincic, took third place in that same B final.
In the men's eight B final, two Huskies – Nick Everett and Peter Lancashire – rowed in the Canadian shell, which led from wire-to-wire and held off Hungary for a victory, winning by more than four seconds. The win was good for seventh place overall in the men's eight.
On Saturday, eight other Huskies completed their regatta in finals held on the next-to-last day of the five-day regatta. Here's the full list of UW rowers participating at U-23s, with their final result:
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22 (Greece) – Gold Medal
Women's Four (W4-)
Teal Cohen '21 (USA) – Bronze Medal
Nikki Martincic '23 (Australia) – 3rd in B final (9th overall)
Grace Watson '23 (New Zealand) – 2nd in B final (8th overall)
Women's Coxed Four (W4+)
Molly Gallaher, '20 (USA) – 5th in A final
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kieanna Stephens, '22 (Canada) – 1st in B final (7th overall)
Women's Eight (W8+)
Holly Dunford '22 (Great Britain) – Silver Medal
Lark Skov '20 (USA) – Bronze Medal
Patricia Schwarzhuber '23 (Germany) – 5th in A final
Men's Four (M4-)
David Bridges '20, George Esau '20 (USA) – 2nd in B final (8th overall)
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
Adam Gold '21, Eli Maesner '19, Evan Olson '19 (USA) – 6th in A final
Sebastian Ritter '21, Alexander Vollmer '20, Nils Vorberg '22 (Germany) – 2nd in B final (8th overall)
Men's Eight (M8+)
Harvey Kay '20 (Great Britain) – Gold Medal
Chris Carlson '19, Andrew Gaard '19, Sam Halbert '20, Madison Molitor '19 (USA) – Silver Medal
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21 (Netherlands) – Bronze Medal
Nick Everett '21, Peter Lancashire '21 (Canada) – 1st in B final (7th overall)
Coaches
Michael Callahan (USA M8+)
Sergio Espinoza (USA M4+)
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