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Guregian Guides USA Eight Into A Final
August 27, 2019 | Women's Rowing
LINZ-OTTENSHEIM, Austria – Washington athletes helped guide three different eight-oared crews directly into the A final, highlighting the busiest day thus far for the 20 current and former Huskies competing at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
Tuesday, the men's and women's eights competitions began, with a pair of heats in each. UW athletes played a role in both United States crews reaching the A finals, while other Huskies had success in men's and women's fours repechages.
In women's eights, only the two heats winners earned a direct berth in the A final. In the first heat, former UW coxswain Katelin Guregian led the United States to a win as the Americans led from start to finish. The U.S. held off a late charge from Australia, winning by seven seats to move on to Sunday's final.
In the second women's eight heat, Fiona Gammond rowed in the bow seat for Great Britian, which finished second to New Zealand as the Kiwis rowed a commanding race for the entire 2,000 meters. The Brits will row in a repechage on Thursday, hoping to gain a spot in the A final
In the men's eight heats, the top-two finishers in each heat earned a direct spot in the A final. In the first heat, the powerful German crew held the lead throughout, with Australia and Canada racing for second place. Canada, with UW alum Will Crothers stroking, led at 1,000 meters, but the Aussies made a move early in the second 1,000 and held on for second place. The Canadians will row in a repechage on Thursday.
In the second heat, three boats with Huskies on board competed: the U.S. (Ben Davison, 7 seat), Great Britain (Jacob Dawson, 5 seat) and the Netherlands (Simon van Dorp, 4 seat; Bram Schwarz, 6 seat).
The race was relatively tightly-packed throughout, but the Brits were the fastest, winning by a half-second over the United States crew. Those two boats move on to Sunday's A final. The Dutch finished a close third, just three-tenths of a second behind the Americans. They'll join Canada in the repechage.
Also making their first appearance in the regatta were two UW alumni racing the women's quad sculls: Chiara Ondoli for Italy and Kirstyn Goodger for New Zealand. With only the top boat in each heat moving through to the A final, both faced a tough task. In the first heat, the Italians finished in fifth place, placing them in a repechage on Thursday, along with New Zealand, which finished second to China in the second heat.
Tuesday morning also featured repechages for three Huskies in the men's and women's fours, with all three succeeding.
In the women's reps, with the top three in each moving on to the A/B semifinals, the Italian four featuring senior Valentina Iseppi finished in third place, behind China and Ireland. In the second, Phoebe Spoors and her New Zealand crew finished in first place, one second ahead of Great Britain. Both fours will row in an A/B semi on Thursday.
Finally, in the men's four, Serbian Viktor Pivac was part of a crew that finished second to Germany in its repechage, good enough to advance the Serbs to an A/B semifinal, also on Thursday.
Wednesday, the only UW athletes in action will be in the men's and women's pairs quarterfinals. In the women's quarters, American Megan Kalmoe and Germans Calina Schanze and Tabea Schendekehl will row in quarterfinals three and four, each needing to finish in the top three to move on to the A/B semifinals.
Three Huskies will row in the men's pair quarterfinals, three Huskies will row. Conlin McCabe (Canada) will row in the second quarterfinal, Michiel Mantel (Netherlands) will go in the third and American Ezra Carlson will compete in the fourth, each vying for a top-three finish and a place in the A/B semis.
The World Championships are airing live in the United States on the NBC Olympic Channel, which can be found on channel 660 on Comcast/Xfinity, 624 on DirecTV and 389 on Dish. If you have a different provider, google your cable provider's name and "NBC Olympic Channel" to find the channel. You can also stream on NBCSports.com with the proper subscriptions, etc.
The remaining NBC Olympic Channel live schedule for the World Championships is as follows (all times Pacific):
Aug. 28 – 1:00-5:00 a.m.
Aug. 29 – 1:00-5:00 a.m.
Aug. 30 – 1:55-7:00 a.m.
Aug. 31 – 2:00-7:00 a.m.
Sept. 1 – 2:30-6:30 a.m.
Here's a list of Washington athletes who are competing at World Championships, with the day and time(s) of their next competition (subject to change):
Women's Pair (W2-)
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA
Calina Schanze '19 & Tabea Schendekehl '20, Germany
Quarterfinals: Wednesday at 2:01 (GER) and 2:07 (USA) a.m. PT
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22, Greece (scratched due to injury)
Women's Four (W4-)
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy
Phoebe Spoors '16, New Zealand
A/B Semifinals: Thursday at 3:28 and 3:37 a.m. PT
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand
Repechages: Thursday at 4:27 and 4:35 a.m. PT
Women's Eight (W8+)
Katelin Guregian '09, USA
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain
A Final (USA): Sunday at 6:02 a.m. PT
Repechage (GB): Thursday at 4:43 or 4:51 a.m. PT
PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain (PR3 Mix4+)
Danielle Hansen '17, USA
A/B Semifinals: Thursday at 2:26 & 2:34 a.m. PT
Men's Pair (M2-)
Ezra Carlson '17, USA
Conlin McCabe '11, Canada
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands
Quarterfinals: Wednesday at 2:19 (CAN), 2:25 (NED) and 2:31 (USA) a.m. PT
Men's Four (M4-)
Viktor Pivac '18, Serbia
A/B Semifinals: Thursday at 3:10 or 3:19 a.m. PT
Men's Eight (M8+)
Ben Davison '19, USA
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain
Will Crothers '09, Canada
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands
A Final (USA, GB): Sunday at 5:12 a.m. PT
Repechage (CAN, NED): Thursday at 4:59 a.m. PT
Coaches
Yasmin Farooq (Women's Pair, USA)
Tuesday, the men's and women's eights competitions began, with a pair of heats in each. UW athletes played a role in both United States crews reaching the A finals, while other Huskies had success in men's and women's fours repechages.
In women's eights, only the two heats winners earned a direct berth in the A final. In the first heat, former UW coxswain Katelin Guregian led the United States to a win as the Americans led from start to finish. The U.S. held off a late charge from Australia, winning by seven seats to move on to Sunday's final.
In the second women's eight heat, Fiona Gammond rowed in the bow seat for Great Britian, which finished second to New Zealand as the Kiwis rowed a commanding race for the entire 2,000 meters. The Brits will row in a repechage on Thursday, hoping to gain a spot in the A final
In the men's eight heats, the top-two finishers in each heat earned a direct spot in the A final. In the first heat, the powerful German crew held the lead throughout, with Australia and Canada racing for second place. Canada, with UW alum Will Crothers stroking, led at 1,000 meters, but the Aussies made a move early in the second 1,000 and held on for second place. The Canadians will row in a repechage on Thursday.
In the second heat, three boats with Huskies on board competed: the U.S. (Ben Davison, 7 seat), Great Britain (Jacob Dawson, 5 seat) and the Netherlands (Simon van Dorp, 4 seat; Bram Schwarz, 6 seat).
The race was relatively tightly-packed throughout, but the Brits were the fastest, winning by a half-second over the United States crew. Those two boats move on to Sunday's A final. The Dutch finished a close third, just three-tenths of a second behind the Americans. They'll join Canada in the repechage.
Also making their first appearance in the regatta were two UW alumni racing the women's quad sculls: Chiara Ondoli for Italy and Kirstyn Goodger for New Zealand. With only the top boat in each heat moving through to the A final, both faced a tough task. In the first heat, the Italians finished in fifth place, placing them in a repechage on Thursday, along with New Zealand, which finished second to China in the second heat.
Tuesday morning also featured repechages for three Huskies in the men's and women's fours, with all three succeeding.
In the women's reps, with the top three in each moving on to the A/B semifinals, the Italian four featuring senior Valentina Iseppi finished in third place, behind China and Ireland. In the second, Phoebe Spoors and her New Zealand crew finished in first place, one second ahead of Great Britain. Both fours will row in an A/B semi on Thursday.
Finally, in the men's four, Serbian Viktor Pivac was part of a crew that finished second to Germany in its repechage, good enough to advance the Serbs to an A/B semifinal, also on Thursday.
Wednesday, the only UW athletes in action will be in the men's and women's pairs quarterfinals. In the women's quarters, American Megan Kalmoe and Germans Calina Schanze and Tabea Schendekehl will row in quarterfinals three and four, each needing to finish in the top three to move on to the A/B semifinals.
Three Huskies will row in the men's pair quarterfinals, three Huskies will row. Conlin McCabe (Canada) will row in the second quarterfinal, Michiel Mantel (Netherlands) will go in the third and American Ezra Carlson will compete in the fourth, each vying for a top-three finish and a place in the A/B semis.
The World Championships are airing live in the United States on the NBC Olympic Channel, which can be found on channel 660 on Comcast/Xfinity, 624 on DirecTV and 389 on Dish. If you have a different provider, google your cable provider's name and "NBC Olympic Channel" to find the channel. You can also stream on NBCSports.com with the proper subscriptions, etc.
The remaining NBC Olympic Channel live schedule for the World Championships is as follows (all times Pacific):
Aug. 28 – 1:00-5:00 a.m.
Aug. 29 – 1:00-5:00 a.m.
Aug. 30 – 1:55-7:00 a.m.
Aug. 31 – 2:00-7:00 a.m.
Sept. 1 – 2:30-6:30 a.m.
Here's a list of Washington athletes who are competing at World Championships, with the day and time(s) of their next competition (subject to change):
Women's Pair (W2-)
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA
Calina Schanze '19 & Tabea Schendekehl '20, Germany
Quarterfinals: Wednesday at 2:01 (GER) and 2:07 (USA) a.m. PT
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22, Greece (scratched due to injury)
Women's Four (W4-)
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy
Phoebe Spoors '16, New Zealand
A/B Semifinals: Thursday at 3:28 and 3:37 a.m. PT
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand
Repechages: Thursday at 4:27 and 4:35 a.m. PT
Women's Eight (W8+)
Katelin Guregian '09, USA
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain
A Final (USA): Sunday at 6:02 a.m. PT
Repechage (GB): Thursday at 4:43 or 4:51 a.m. PT
PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain (PR3 Mix4+)
Danielle Hansen '17, USA
A/B Semifinals: Thursday at 2:26 & 2:34 a.m. PT
Men's Pair (M2-)
Ezra Carlson '17, USA
Conlin McCabe '11, Canada
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands
Quarterfinals: Wednesday at 2:19 (CAN), 2:25 (NED) and 2:31 (USA) a.m. PT
Men's Four (M4-)
Viktor Pivac '18, Serbia
A/B Semifinals: Thursday at 3:10 or 3:19 a.m. PT
Men's Eight (M8+)
Ben Davison '19, USA
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain
Will Crothers '09, Canada
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands
A Final (USA, GB): Sunday at 5:12 a.m. PT
Repechage (CAN, NED): Thursday at 4:59 a.m. PT
Coaches
Yasmin Farooq (Women's Pair, USA)
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