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Published byO RowingWI Ink N www.rowingservice.com/voicG e 1 28 :August4 2007a The Voice in Munich. oice RKeep up with the V worlds: regular results, forecast, tips, news and views. Rowing Voice live from the world championships continu- ing all week. RowingVoice is pub- lished by Rowing Ink. Editors Rachel Quarrell and Christopher Dodd © RowingVoice™ All rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced in any media without written permis- sion of RowingVoice Contact: voice@ The quad qualify for the Olympics with Vernon at stroke. But Grainger was back in the back rowingservice.com seat by next morning Photograph: Peter Spurrier/Intersport Images tel 07710-538114 fax 0870-164-1650 Quad arrives in Beijing Published irregularly. Race by race: where the GB crews GB crew - Andrea Dennis finished and where they’re going next, by Unfortunately, perhaps, Dennis drew the toughest Our grateful thanks to Christopher Dodd and Rachel Quarrell. heat. It contained the title holder, Marit Van Eu- Peter Spurrier/ pen of the Netherlands and the only-just Ameri- Intersport Images and Women’s quadruple sculls can sculler Jen Goldsack, late of Wallingford and Sybrand Treffers for the Qualified direct to final - CHN, GBR GB Rowing. Only the first earned a passage to photographic contribu- GB crew - Katherine Grainger/Debbie Flood/ the semifinal, and the Canadian Melanie Kok was tions in this issue. Fran Houghton/Annie Vernon leading after 500 metres. Dennis was third at 1000 A brilliant opening performance which kept the metres, but the drama was being played out in Germans in their place and was faster than the front between Van Eupen and Goldsack. Van other heat winners, China, put the Anglo-Scottish Eupen moved very fast in the third quarter but the SUPPORT THE VOICE Camelot GB quad into the 2008 Olympics. They American stamped on the threat with the fastest finish. Her time was 7 minutes 41.61 seconds, Help the Voice continue and the host country are the first two crews to secure boats for Beijing (although the line-up can eight seconds faster than the next fastest heat. So its work by donating change in the next year). They have the rest of Dennis still has a chance of reaching a semifinal. a small amount to our the week off. Germany (Kathrin Boron, Manuela GB result - fourth fighting fund. Just a Lutz, Britta Oppelt, Stephanie Schiller) were less Next racing - repêchages on Tuesday Number to Olympics - 0 couple of quid, euros than half a length behind at the line, the Brits’ or dollars per issue you time being 6:30.87. The Chinese (6:32.90) were Lightweight men’s single sculls chased by Ukraine and France, with Romania have enjoyed is enough. nowhere. Qualified direct to semifinals - Ivan Baldychev Visit www.rowingserv- GB result - first (USA), Lorenzo Bertini (ITA), Takahiro Suda ice.com/voice for credit Next racing - final on Sunday (JPN), Duncan Grant (NZL) Qualified for Olympics 2008 GB crew - Alasdair Leighton-Crawford card donations. Those Leighton-Crawford has come a long way since who have already Lightweight women’s singles finishing last in the Amsterdam A-final nearly donated, thank you Qualified direct to semifinals - Benedicte Dorf- quarter of a minute behind Duncan Grant of New very much, it all helps! man (FRA), Maria Pertl (DEN), Jen Goldsack Zealand, the fastest lightweight sculler of the (USA), Mirna Rajle (CRO) World Cup Regatta series. This time the Briton Repechages explained, weather forecast and women’s racing page 2 » 28 August 2007 page 2 ROWINGVoice update Repechage system, was only six seconds and one place back at the for medals throughout a fascinating World line, and clearly saved his energy once losing Cup series, so the only surprise was in heat 2007 version: the only qualification spot was inevitable after four when Argentina’s finest, Fernandez, beat 7-8 entries: two heats (1 the first 500 metres. His speed and sculling Olympic champion Olaf Tufte. Campbell’s from each through to final), were much improved since the start of the sum- race developed in predictably calm fashion: he then rep (4 through), final. mer, and approaching the line he raced Cana- was chased hard by Ralph Kreibich in the first da’s Timothy Coulson well, finishing strongly couple of minutes, but kept his cool and soon 9-12 entries: two heats in second. Beating Grant was always unlikely saw the Austrian drop back. The margin never (1 through), two reps (2 but Leighton-Crawford should be looking to moved out to clear water, but with Campbell through), final. win his repêchage now. In the other heats at 29 there’s no denying who was in charge. 13-15 entries: three heats Baldychev was faster but in a tight scrap with Various games with rate and effort were played (3 through), one rep (3 Dutchman Jaap Schouten, so Grant still looks by the rest of the big boys: Karonen won in through), semis, final. like the most likely gold medallist at the mo- a much faster time but apparently also going ment, which further improves the appearance much harder, perhaps to avoid specific scull- 16-18 entries: three heats of Leighton-Crawford’s result. ers in the quarterfinals. Synek dawdled home (2 through), two reps (3 GBR result - second ahead of the surprisingly excellent Valentinos through), semis, final. Next racing - repêchage on Tuesday Sofokleous from Cyprus (13th at the world Number to Olympics - 0 under-23s for the last two years), while world 19-20 entries: four heats champion Drysdale and Germany’s darling (2 through), two reps (2 Women’s single sculls Hacker won their heats competently and were through), semis, final. Heat winners going into the quarterfinals never led. 21-24 entries: four heats - Michelle Guerette (USA), Zhang Xiuyun GBR result - first (1 through), four reps (2 (CHN), Rumyana Neykova (BUL), Ekaterina Next racing - quarterfinals on Tuesday through), semis, final. Karsten-Khodotovich (BLR), Mirka Knapkova Number to Olympics - 11 (CZE), Sophie Balmary (FRA). 25-30 entries: six heats GB crew name - none. We’ll follow it anyway Women’s pairs (top 24 through), four quar- since it’s an important Olympic event. Qualified direct to semifinal - AUS, BLR, ters (3 through), semis, final. Since the retirement a couple of years ago GER; CAN, CHN, DEN; NZL, ROU, USA 31-36 entries: six heats of Katrin Rutchow-Stomporowski (much in GB crew - Beth Rodford/Natasha Page (top 24 through), quarters, evidence around the boat area at these champs) Rodford and Page were unfortunate to draw the semis, final. Ekaterina Karsten has had it pretty much her first three crews in the Lucerne world cup final. own way. She, the Chinese sculler and Neyk- It duly turned into the fastest race duly reflect- ova posted virtually the same times in their ed it. The three qualifying places were taken by Updated weather forecast: heats, but with everyone saving their beans for the Kiwis Juliette Haigh and Nicola Coles, the From day to day the forecast is the obligatory quarterfinals it’s anyone’s guess Romanians Georgeta Damian-Andrunache and changing quite quickly. This is the latest. how that ranking is going to develop - other Vlorica Susanu and the Americans Portia Mc- Tue 28: 18deg, cloudy, 7 mph NE than that Karsten will probably be miles in Gee (née Johnson) and Anna Mickelson. The winds. front. GBR’s policy of not putting in entries British crew was changed just before Munich Wed 29: 11deg, rain showers who don’t have sufficient speed has paid off, when Beth Rodford was brought in for Natasha early, then cold and cloudy, 7.5 since Atlanta St John, who was being consid- Howard who is feeling twinges of tinosinovi- mph NE winds. ered for a racing spare (and thus like Alasdair tis in her right forearm. It was felt prudent to Thu 30: 12deg, cooler with 5 Leighton-Crawford would have competed) switch her to the eight and bring Rodford in mph NE winds. has been able to help the women’s quad out to join Page. With luck, this will turn out to Fri 31: 21deg, rainy, 5 mph NNE while Katherine Grainger recovered from back be one of those occasions when a repêchage winds. Sat 1: 17deg, cloudy, 4 mph N trouble. St John was part of the GB under-23 gives them a chance to find form. They are not winds. quad which won bronze in Strathclyde, and complete strangers to each other, having come Sun 2: 18deg, cloudy, sunny has hugely impressed the GB selectors - team second together at final trials. The American intervals, 4 mph N winds. manager David Tanner said the quad didn’t go pair, meanwhile, was a good medal prospect, appreciably differently with her in. but McGee was brought in the day before Champs on UK TV: Next racing - repêchages on Tuesday because Megan Cooke is injured. The name of Number to Olympics - 9 their game now, like the Brits, is to get in the BBC: Saturday 1 and Sunday top eight to secure a boat in 2 September on BBC interac- Men’s single sculls Beijing 2008. tive, various times. Some Heat winners going into the quarterfinals GBR result - fourth live and recorded coverage - Alan Campbell (GBR), Lassi Karonen (SWE), Next racing - repêchages on Tuesday on BBC 2 and Five Live radio. Ondrej Synek (CZE), Santiago Fernandez Number to Olympics - 8 Eurosport: (ARG), Marcel Hacker (GER), Mahe Drysdale Thu 30 August 08:45-11:30 (NZL) Men’s coxless pairs Fri 31 August: 13:30-15:00 GB crew - Alan Campbell Qualified direct to semifinal - GBR, NZL, Sat 1 and Sun 2 September: Honorary Brit - Mahe Drysdale (Tideway AUS, FRA live coverage.