Women’s Quadruple Sculls (BW4x) – Final

A–Final

Through the middle of the race the boats remained close with Romania just in front and the British and the Dutch locked tight together. On the shore a fleet of coaches on bikes followed the race. Germany and Canada were back a bit fighting for fourth. The sprint was on and Romania remained ahead of the Dutch-British tussle. Romania had win and they saluted the sky as the Dutch crossed the line in second.

Results: ROU, NED, GBR, GER, CAN, USA

Simona Geanina Radis (s), Romania, gold
“We worked a lot and it was a really good race. For the event, we told ourselves we have to win because we’ve worked all year for this. Next, onto Glasgow. This is just the beginning!”

Minke Holleboom, Netherlands, silver
“We knew that if we had a good race that we would have a chance at a medal. Our plan was to start hard and hold onto it. We weren’t sure how GB would compare, as in the heats they were faster.”

Saska Budgett, Great Britain, bronze 
“That was really tough, we went out with a lot of intent but unfortunately that wasn’t enough today. Poznan is really amazing and it’s great to represent Great Britain here and it is great to get a medal, even though not quite the one we wanted.”

B-final

Poland led the way from start to finish in this two boat race. The Czechs gave it a good shot at keeping up with the locals, but conceded in the final sprint.

Results: POL, CZE