Rowing breaks winter grind with FISA Team Cup

Cool winter weather keeps most European rowing nations off the water and on the rowing machines, so the FISA Team Cup in the southern Spain city of Seville is a welcome break and a chance to feel the water again.

Raced over two days, the first day consists of 1,000 metre races followed by 500 metre sprints on day two.

Hailing from 22 countries the twelfth edition of the FISA Team Cup includes top crews from Canada and Colombia. At the end of day one Spain headed the teams category. But, despite Spain’s large participation numbers, the Netherlands followed closely behind only seven points down on the leaders. The Netherlands has a strong contingent of rowers including top single scullers Marit van Eupen and Dirk Lippits.

Great Britain, sitting in third on the points table at the end of the day, has brought a top fleet of rowers including World Champions from the men’s four, Steve Williams, Andy Hodge, Alex Partridge and Peter Reed. 
Racing will continue on Sunday 19 February with 500 metre sprints.

Results from day one (1,000 metres)

Men’s lightweight double
1st Greece                              03:07.45
2nd Italy                                   03:07.89
3rd Spain (1)                          03:10.98

Women’s single
1st Sweden                             03:40.25
2nd Canada                            03:42.73
3rd Germany                           03:45.42
 
Men’s four
1st Great Britain                     02:54
2nd Spain                                02:56
3rd Great Britain                     02:57

Women’s pair
1st Canada                             03:32
2nd Netherlands                     03:34
3rd Netherlands                      03:35

Women’s lightweight double
1st Spain                                03:30
2nd Sweden                          03:33
3rd Canada                            03:34
 
Men’s lightweight four
1st Belgium                           02:58
2nd Austria                            03:06
 
Men’s lightweight single
1st Netherlands                    03:22.70
2nd Italy                                 03:22.80
3rd Sweden                          03:28.54

Men’s double
1st Belgium                          03:03
2nd Great Britain                 03:05.22
3rd Italy                                 03:05:26 

Men’s pair
1st Great Britain                 03:09.06
2nd Netherlands                 03:09.15
3rd Spain                            03:12
 
Women’s double
1st Spain                             03:33
2nd Netherlands                 03:36
3rd Spain                            03:45
 
Women’s lightweight single
1st Netherlands                 03:45
2nd Germany                     03:47
3rd Spain                           03:48
 
Men’s single
1st Belgium                       03:16
2nd Netherlands               03:18
3rd Great Britain              03:21

Men’s eight
1st Spain                          02:46
2nd Great Britain             02:47
3rd Spain                         02:53

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