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Huskies Earn Four Medals At World Championships
September 01, 2019 | Men's Rowing
LINZ-OTTENSHEIM, Austria – Four UW alumni earned medals and six earned qualification for their nations in the 2020 Olympic Games Sunday on the final day of the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
Simon van Dorp and Bram Schwarz of the Netherlands won the silver medal in the men's eight, with Great Britain and Jacob Dawson earning the bronze. In the women's eight final, the United States eight, coxed by Katelin Guregian, won the bronze medal.
Additionally, the U.S. men's eight, with Ben Davison, and the Great Britain women, with Fiona Gammond, qualified for Tokyo.
Over the course of the eight-day regatta, six current and former UW athletes earned medals, while 11 played a part in qualifying their crews for the next Olympiad.
In the men's eight final, where the top five finishers earned a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, four UW alumni competed for three different countries.
Germany, which has been the powerhouse in the men's eight in recent years, came out on top early on, with Australia serving as the top initial challenger for gold, though the entire six-boat field was close throughout the first half of the race. By 1,000 meters, the Netherlands, with van Dorp in the four seat and Schwarz in the six, had moved into second place, while Great Britain, with Dawson rowing in the five seat, had established itself in third.
In the meantime, the U.S. men, with Ben Davison rowing in the seven seat, kept fending off of New Zealand in fifth place. The U.S. eight, which did not qualify for the last two Olympics out of the Worlds, reversed that trend, finishing in fifth.
At the top of the field, the Dutch almost managed to reel in the Germans, who won the race by only the length of the deck, about half a second ahead of the Netherlands. Schwarz and van Dorp each took home the silver, the first World Championships medal for each of them.
Great Britain was nearly a boat-length back in third, good for the bronze. The medal was the second at World Championships for Dawson, who earned a bronze in the men's four last summer.
The women's A final was very competitive early on through the first four places, with Australia and New Zealand out in front, just ahead of the U.S. and Canada in third and fourth as they crossed 1,000 meters. But in the second 1,000, the Aussies and Kiwis moved away from the field, leaving the U.S. to fight Canada for the bronze medal.
New Zealand pulled away at the end, winning the World Championship by nearly a length over Australia. The U.S. won the bronze medal, about a half a length in front of Canada. For Guregian, it was her sixth career World Championship or Olympic medal as the coxswain of the American eight.
Gammond, the bow seat in the Great Britain eight, crossed the line about a half of a length ahead of sixth-place Romania, qualifying the Brits for Tokyo. If she holds on to her place in the boat, it will be the first Olympic Games for the 2014 UW graduate.
Also Sunday, in the men's eight B final, a Canadian crew stroked by Will Crothers '09 finished in second place, earning them eighth in the world, overall. Canada will have a additional opportunities to qualify its eight for the Olympics in the coming months.
Here's a list of all of the Washington athletes who competed at the World Championships, with their final results:
Men's Pair (M2-)
Conlin McCabe '13, Canada – 2nd in B final*
Ezra Carlson '17, USA – 1st in C final
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands – 6th in C final
Men's Four (M4-)
Viktor Pivac '18, Serbia – 5th in B final
Men's Eight (M8+)
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands – Silver Medal*
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain – Bronze Medal*
Ben Davison '19, USA – 5th in A final*
Will Crothers '09, Canada – 2nd in B final
Women's Pair (W2-)
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA – 4th in A final*
Calina Schanze '19 & Tabea Schendekehl '20, Germany – 3rd in C final
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22, Greece (scratched due to injury)
Women's Four (W4-)
Phoebe Spoors '16, New Zealand – 5th in B final
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy – 6th in B final
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand – 5th in A final*
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy – 2nd in B final*
Women's Eight (W8+)
Katelin Guregian '09, USA – Bronze Medal*
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain – 5th in A final*
PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain (PR3 Mix4+)
Danielle Hansen '17, USA – Silver Medal*
Coaches
Yasmin Farooq (Women's Pair, USA)
* - qualified for 2020 Olympic Games
Simon van Dorp and Bram Schwarz of the Netherlands won the silver medal in the men's eight, with Great Britain and Jacob Dawson earning the bronze. In the women's eight final, the United States eight, coxed by Katelin Guregian, won the bronze medal.
Additionally, the U.S. men's eight, with Ben Davison, and the Great Britain women, with Fiona Gammond, qualified for Tokyo.
Over the course of the eight-day regatta, six current and former UW athletes earned medals, while 11 played a part in qualifying their crews for the next Olympiad.
In the men's eight final, where the top five finishers earned a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, four UW alumni competed for three different countries.
Germany, which has been the powerhouse in the men's eight in recent years, came out on top early on, with Australia serving as the top initial challenger for gold, though the entire six-boat field was close throughout the first half of the race. By 1,000 meters, the Netherlands, with van Dorp in the four seat and Schwarz in the six, had moved into second place, while Great Britain, with Dawson rowing in the five seat, had established itself in third.
In the meantime, the U.S. men, with Ben Davison rowing in the seven seat, kept fending off of New Zealand in fifth place. The U.S. eight, which did not qualify for the last two Olympics out of the Worlds, reversed that trend, finishing in fifth.
At the top of the field, the Dutch almost managed to reel in the Germans, who won the race by only the length of the deck, about half a second ahead of the Netherlands. Schwarz and van Dorp each took home the silver, the first World Championships medal for each of them.
Great Britain was nearly a boat-length back in third, good for the bronze. The medal was the second at World Championships for Dawson, who earned a bronze in the men's four last summer.
The women's A final was very competitive early on through the first four places, with Australia and New Zealand out in front, just ahead of the U.S. and Canada in third and fourth as they crossed 1,000 meters. But in the second 1,000, the Aussies and Kiwis moved away from the field, leaving the U.S. to fight Canada for the bronze medal.
New Zealand pulled away at the end, winning the World Championship by nearly a length over Australia. The U.S. won the bronze medal, about a half a length in front of Canada. For Guregian, it was her sixth career World Championship or Olympic medal as the coxswain of the American eight.
Gammond, the bow seat in the Great Britain eight, crossed the line about a half of a length ahead of sixth-place Romania, qualifying the Brits for Tokyo. If she holds on to her place in the boat, it will be the first Olympic Games for the 2014 UW graduate.
Also Sunday, in the men's eight B final, a Canadian crew stroked by Will Crothers '09 finished in second place, earning them eighth in the world, overall. Canada will have a additional opportunities to qualify its eight for the Olympics in the coming months.
Here's a list of all of the Washington athletes who competed at the World Championships, with their final results:
Men's Pair (M2-)
Conlin McCabe '13, Canada – 2nd in B final*
Ezra Carlson '17, USA – 1st in C final
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands – 6th in C final
Men's Four (M4-)
Viktor Pivac '18, Serbia – 5th in B final
Men's Eight (M8+)
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands – Silver Medal*
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain – Bronze Medal*
Ben Davison '19, USA – 5th in A final*
Will Crothers '09, Canada – 2nd in B final
Women's Pair (W2-)
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA – 4th in A final*
Calina Schanze '19 & Tabea Schendekehl '20, Germany – 3rd in C final
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22, Greece (scratched due to injury)
Women's Four (W4-)
Phoebe Spoors '16, New Zealand – 5th in B final
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy – 6th in B final
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand – 5th in A final*
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy – 2nd in B final*
Women's Eight (W8+)
Katelin Guregian '09, USA – Bronze Medal*
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain – 5th in A final*
PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain (PR3 Mix4+)
Danielle Hansen '17, USA – Silver Medal*
Coaches
Yasmin Farooq (Women's Pair, USA)
* - qualified for 2020 Olympic Games
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