U19 Daily Digest: Close finishes in final Heats

The remainder of the heats for the Under 19 competitors were completed in much cooler conditions in Varese this morning. The rowers were assisted by a very slight tail wind on Lago di Varese. With direct qualification for finals up for grabs in some boat classes, the crowds were treated to some intense racing.

Close times across men’s coxed four heats

Australia’s cox, Ryder Taylor, who is just 13 years old, steered his crew to a time of 6:19.09 in heat one of the Under 19 men’s coxed fours. In the second Heat, five minutes later, Turkey, coxed by Ege Buyukcetin, posted a time of 6:19.59. Both of those crews will progress directly to Sunday’s final, which could be a close one! Buyukcetin took silver in this boat class at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships, and will be looking to go one better this year.

Greek women’s pair follow in footsteps of Under 23

Matching the result of their Under 23 counterparts, Greece’s Ioanna Asvesta and Elisavet Ira Argyraki set the fastest time across the two heats of the Under 19 women’s pair this morning, an impressive time of 7:21.53. Chile had won the previous heat in 7:34.65. Both of those crews, along with Canada and Italy, will progress straight to the A-Final.

Close racing in men’s four

Nineteen crews raced the heats of the Under 19 men’s four and given how close some of the heats were, we are likely to see some fierce racing in the later rounds. Great Britain, who raced in the first heat, posted the fastest time, a time of 6:07.21. The semifinals will take place on Saturday morning and are not to be missed!

Can the USA defend their titles in the eights?

The Under 19 heats were concluded with the eights, the women up first. The USA won gold in both the women’s and men’s eights last year and are hoping to defend their titles, but it looks like they may have their work cut out for them. The USA won Heat 1 comfortably ahead of Germany in a time of 6:23.54, but in the second Heat, Great Britain went even faster, posting a time of 6:21.93. Those two crews will progress directly to the final taking place on Sunday.

In the men’s eight, Germany took the win in heat one in an impressive time of 5:37.91, just two seconds off the World Championship Best Time for Under 19s, set in 2012. Great Britain took the second qualifying place, just a couple of seconds behind. Meanwhile, in the second heat, a thrilling final sprint from France secured them the win in a time of 5:39.15 with China finishing second.

The Under 19 racing continues tomorrow, 29 July, at 9:00 CET.

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