Womens Eight (W8+) - Repechage

by FISA on 24 Aug 2006 At the head of the field in repechage two China was setting the pace. The Chinese crew is one of the most experienced of the field having only one change (Suli Mu) from the crew that finished fourth at the Athens Olympics. The Chinese team did not compete at last year’s World Rowing Championships as it clashed with the build-up to China’s national games but have been working away under the guidance of former United States coach Igor Grinko.

China remained in the lead holding a higher stroke rate over Romania in second. Romania tried to fight back but could only keep second over New Zealand in third. China and Romania advance to the final.

While this is a disappointing result for the crew for them to have chased and been so close to the World Champions shows the potential for this young crew. A good row in the B Final will do a lot to bolster theri confidence.

Result  World Cup World Rowing Championships 2006, Eton - Race 105: W8+  Repechage 1
boat progression: 1-2->FA, 3..->FB
Rank	Boat	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	Finish	Lane
1	GER	1:27.71  (1)	2:59.63  (1)	4:33.36  (1)	6:05.57	3
Nina WENGERT, Johanna ROENFELDT, Christina GERKING, Nadine SCHMUTZLER, Lenka WECH, Maren DERLIEN, Nicole ZIMMERMANN, Elke HIPLER, Annina RUPPEL
2	CAN	1:30.93  (4)	3:03.15  (2)	4:35.84  (2)	6:10.26	2
Sarah BONIKOWSKY, Sabrina KOLKER, Heather MANDOLI, Andreanne MORIN, Romina STEFANCIC, Kaylan VANDERSCHILDEN, Katie REYNOLDS, Ashley BRZOZOWICZ, Lesley THOMPSON (-WILLIE)
3	GBR	1:30.15  (2)	3:03.99  (3)	4:39.76  (3)	6:14.87	1
Beth RODFORD, Natasha PAGE, Vicki ETIEBET, Carla ASHFORD, Natasha HOWARD, Alison KNOWLES, Katie GREVES, Elise LAVERICK, Caroline O'CONNOR
4	FRA	1:31.77  (5)	3:06.92  (5)	4:43.15  (5)	6:15.55	5
Coralie DUFOUR, Celia FOULON, Marjolaine ROSSIT, Stephanie DECHAND, Caroline DELAS, Audrey GALY, Marie LE NEPVOU, Elodie RUBAUD, Melanie LELIEVRE
5	RUS	1:30.53  (3)	3:05.46  (4)	4:40.38  (4)	6:15.56	4
Vera POCHITAEVA, Anastassia FATINA, Oxana NIKITINA, Alevtina PODVYAZKINA, Elena ANTONOVA, Alena KONONOVA, Natalia MELNIKOVA, Valeriya STARODUBROVSKAYA, Elena EMELYASHINA
Key to terms: DNA=Data Not Available DNF=Did Not Finish DNS=Did Not Start DSQ=Disqualified EXC=Excluded BUW=Boat Under Weight

Result  World Cup World Rowing Championships 2006, Eton - Race 106: W8+  Repechage 2
boat progression: 1-2->FA, 3..->FB
Rank	Boat	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	Finish	Lane
1	CHN	1:29.10  (1)	3:02.21  (1)	4:35.99  (1)	6:08.35	3
Ran CHENG, Cuiping YANG, Yanan ZHANG, Suli MU, You WU, Ziwei JIN, Yanhua GAO, Xiaoxia YAN, Na ZHENG
2	ROM	1:29.97  (2)	3:03.10  (2)	4:36.66  (2)	6:10.00	2
Eniko BARABAS, Georgeta CRACIUN, Camelia LUPASCU, Ana Maria APACHITEI, Rodica FLOREA, Ioana PAPUC, Elena SERBAN, Simona STRIMBESCHI, Rodica ANGHEL
3	NZL	1:30.71  (3)	3:04.65  (3)	4:38.65  (3)	6:12.04	1
Darnelle TIMBS, Bess HALLEY, Nicky-Lee CRAWFORD, Rebecca SCOWN, Emma TWIGG, Paula TWINING, Clementine MARSHALL, Erin TOLHURST, Candice BARDSLEY
4	BLR	1:31.35  (4)	3:07.38  (5)	4:42.95  (5)	6:15.73	5
Hanna NAKHAYEVA, Maryia BREL, Nina BONDARAVA, Alena ZAKHARAVA, Tamara SAMAKHVALAVA, Natallia HELAKH, Volha ZHYLSKAYA, Volha PLASHKOVA, Valiantsina KHAKHLOVA
5	UKR	1:31.74  (5)	3:06.09  (4)	4:42.32  (4)	6:16.52	4
Svitlana SPIRYUKHOVA, Anna KONTSEVA, Viktoriya VYKHRIST, Olena MOROZOVA - RONZHINA, Nina PROSKURA, Tetiana STEKOLSCHYKOVA, Tetyana DUDIK, Svitlana NOVICHENKO, Anna KONOTOP
Key to terms: DNA=Data Not Available DNF=Did Not Finish DNS=Did Not Start DSQ=Disqualified EXC=Excluded BUW=Boat Under Weight