Day 6 Preview - FISA 2009 World Rowing Championships
Friday 28 August 2009
Men’s Lightweight Four – Final C – 11am (7pm)
Angus Tyers (VIC), Ross Brown (WA), Tom Bertrand (VIC) and Darryn Purcell (QLD) will target a win in the C Final after producing another improved row in their race on Thursday.
The young crew has shown significant signs of development not just across the course of the year, but also during the regatta, and will want to end their campaign with a flourish.
They will race from Lane 3 in the C Final and will be joined in the race by China, New Zealand, Great Britain, Belarus and Russia.
Alice McNamara (VIC) and Bronwen Watson (NSW) will row from Lane 4 after winning their heat on Monday gave them a seeding for the semi-final.
McNamara and Watson have been pitted against the fast starting Greek and Canadian crews which will offer them a different challenge, but one they are more than capable of rising to.
Also contesting the semi-final are the United States, Cuba and Hungary, with the top three crews progressing to the final.
Men’s Quad Scull – Semi Final 1 – 2.53pm (10.53pm)
The men’s quad scull faces a difficult semi-final in one of the more evenly contested events of the World Championships.
After winning their repechage on Wednesday, Dan Noonan (NSW), David Crawshay (VIC), Jared Bidwell (QLD) and Nick Hudson (NSW) will row from Lane 6 in the semi-final which includes Olympic champions Poland and fellow favourites for the gold medal, Croatia.
The crew will look for the experience of Olympic gold Crawshay and member of the 2008 Olympic quad scull Dan Noonan to shine through, coupled with the skill and youthful exuberance of Bidwell and Hudson.
Also racing in the semi-final are Ukraine, Slovenia and Estonia, with the top three crews to qualify for the final.
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