Group B Heats Kick Off in Lucerne

The men's and women's eights are in action today (Monday) in Group B heats at the FISA World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.

We feature live results, updated every 500 metres, from all 12 of today's boat classes in Day 2 of the Race Tracker, with a report of every heat at 18:00 CET, after the last race.

Overnight thunderstorms have cleared, leaving a cloudy and mild day with still water on the Rotsee Lake.

Olympic women's eights champions Romania are looking to recover from a lacklustre 5th place performance at the final Zurich Rowing World Cup regatta last month. The young German eight will be keen to build on their win in Munich.

In the men's eight, Croatia starts its campaign to go from Olympic bronze to World Championship gold, while Olympic champions Great Britain look to improve on some inconsistent performances this season to stay at the top.

Other highlights include the lightweight men's coxless four which sees both Olympic champions France and World Cup champions Denmark in action.

Racing began at 13:30 CET, with Group A repechages tomorrow.

Group B boat classes: lightweight women's coxless pair, lightweight men's coxless pair, men's coxed four, lightweight women's quadruple, lightweight men's quadruple, lightweight women's double sculls, lightweight men's double sculls, lightweight men's coxless four, women's quadruple sculls, men's quadruple sculls, women's eight and men's eight.