2023 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls

Women's lightweight double sculls at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
Venue	Lake Sava
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Dates	4 September – 9 September
Competitors	40 from 20 nations
Winning time	7:19.23
Medalists
Emily Craig Imogen Grant    Great Britain   Michelle Sechser Mary Jones    United States   Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc    Romania

The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade.[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date	Time	Round
Monday 4 September 2023	10:02	Heats
Tuesday 5 September 2023	11:54	Repechages
Thursday 7 September 2023	10:15	Semifinals A/B
	16:05	Semifinals C/D
Saturday 9 September 2023	09:44	Final D
	10:12	Final C
	11:30	Final B
	14:07	Final A

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.[2]

Heat 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc	Romania	7:07.16	SA/B
2	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen	Ireland	7:07.54	SA/B
3	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:18.73	R
4	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	7:29.97	R
5	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	7:31.89	R

Heat 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Emily Craig Imogen Grant	Great Britain	6:59.28	SA/B
2	Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle	New Zealand	7:05.21	SA/B
3	Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:17.02	R
4	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	7:29.52	R
5	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	7:36.46	R

Heat 3

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Michelle Sechser Mary Jones	United States	7:08.58	SA/B
2	Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping	China	7:09.31	SA/B
3	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	7:20.61	R
4	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:22.21	R
5	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:24.60	R

Heat 4

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson	Canada	7:01.81	SA/B
2	Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna	Poland	7:04.67	SA/B
3	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	7:05.74	R
4	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	7:06.27	R
5	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	7:12.32	R

Repechages

The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.[3]

Repechage 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	6:58.89	SA/B
2	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:00.83	SA/B
3	Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:03.77	SC/D
4	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:08.12	SC/D
5	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:11.19	SC/D
6	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	7:17.18	SC/D

Repechage 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	6:57.78	SA/B
2	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	6:59.69	SA/B
3	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	7:01.68	SC/D
4	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	7:14.26	SC/D
5	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	7:16.68	SC/D
6	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	7:25.21	SC/D

Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:46.84	FC
2	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:52.95	FC
3	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	8:05.60	FC
4	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	8:11.31	FD

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	7:40.09	FC
2	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:43.60	FC
3	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	8:00.56	FC
4	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	8:12.50	FD

Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.[5]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Emily Craig Imogen Grant	Great Britain	7:23.83	FA
2	Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc	Romania	7:28.24	FA
3	Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping	China	7:31.35	FA
4	Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna	Poland	7:32.82	FB
5	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	7:41.04	FB
6	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	7:41.33	FB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson	Canada	7:23.12	FA
2	Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle	New Zealand	7:23.78	FA
3	Michelle Sechser Mary Jones	United States	7:24.32	FA
4	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen	Ireland	7:24.67	FB
5	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	7:32.73	FB
6	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:36.96	FB

Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.[6]

Final D

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	7:13.77	19
2	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	7:16.90	20

Final C

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	6:57.16	13
2	Louisa Altenhuber Lara Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:00.49	14
3	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:01.96	15
4	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:04.85	16
5	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	7:06.80	17
6	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	7:11.27	18

Final B

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen	Ireland	7:03.39	7
2	Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna	Poland	7:04.44	8
3	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	7:10.21	9
4	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:11.14	10
5	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	7:12.22	11
6	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	7:13.12	12

Final A

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
	Emily Craig Imogen Grant	Great Britain	7:19.23
	Michelle Sechser Mary Jones	United States	7:22.89
	Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc	Romania	7:23.70
4	Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson	Canada	7:25.77
5	Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle	New Zealand	7:27.81
6	Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping	China	7:31.78

References

1. "2023 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS | Schedule By Event". World Rowing. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
2. "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Heats" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
3. "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Repechages" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
4. "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Semifinals C/D" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
5. "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Semifinals A/B" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
6. "Results Summary by Event Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 9 September 2023.