Sunshine for international B Finals

Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls (LW1x) – Final B

Sara Karlsson of Sweden used to be in a double with her twin sister. She is now going it alone. Today Karlsson worked her way up the ranks of single scullers by finishing at

the head of the Final B and therefore ranking herself 7th overall at this regatta. The race turned out to be a battle of the Swedes with Sweden’s second sculler Karin Hoegberg

in second for the entire race. The younger Hoegberg remained in close contact, but would have to settle for second.

Results: SWE1, SWE2, CZE, AUT2, JPN1, JPN2

Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls (LM1x) – Final B

All credit to Jose Guipe Jimenez of Venezuela. Venezuela is not a strong rowing nation, but this sculler has been plugging away and today he finished a credible seventh overall when he won the B Final on the Rotsee regatta course. Guipe was aggressively challenged for the full 2,000m by Felipe Leal Atero of Chile who managed to sneak in front for the middle of the race. But a last minute burst by Guipe gave him the finishing top spot. With three Italian scullers in this event, the results of Guipe and Leal are even more impressive as Italy is well-known for their lightweight sculling strength.

Results: VEN, CHI, ITA2, ITA4, SVK, ITA3

Lightweight Men’s Pair (LM2-) – Final B

The 105th race of this regatta had just four boats after two entries pulled out for medical reasons. Great Britain took on two German entries. Great Britain’s Ross Hunter and Oliver Mahony got out in the lead and inched away from Germany Two. But with Germany2trying to hold off Germany1, the second German crew found themselves in the lead. Hunter and Mahony fought back and finished just ahead of Germany2.

Results: GBR, GER2, GER1, JPN2