Womens Eights 'B' Final - NZL wins

by Rob Bristow on 27 Aug 2006 After a false start, all crews got safely out of the blocks with GBR and NZL the first to show in the centre of the course - both crews went out to a half length lead.

There was nothing between NZL and GBR as the crews went through the 500 metre mark with both crews absolutely level.

Both crews were stroking at 37spm with NZL just moving up into the lead.

As they approached the 1000metres NZL had a half sec lead over GBR with two secs over RUS who moved up quickly on the leading crews.

NZL took their stroke rate up to 38spm over GBR at 1250 metre mark. The started a game of Rating Leap Frog, as first one crew would lift their rating and the other would meet and increase it

NZL raised their rate to 41spm and then to 44spm to fight off a hard charging GBR and RUS and win the B Final by the narrow margin of half a canvas.

Result  World Cup World Rowing Championships 2006, Eton - Race 218: W8+  Final B
Rank	Boat	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	Finish	Lane
1	NZL	1:29.90  (2)	3:02.21  (1)	4:37.18  (1)	6:10.48	3
Darnelle TIMBS, Bess HALLEY, Nicky-Lee CRAWFORD, Rebecca SCOWN, Emma TWIGG, Paula TWINING, Clementine MARSHALL, Erin TOLHURST, Candice BARDSLEY
2	GBR	1:29.64  (1)	3:02.89  (2)	4:38.03  (2)	6:10.98	4
Beth RODFORD, Natasha PAGE, Vicki ETIEBET, Carla ASHFORD, Natasha HOWARD, Alison KNOWLES, Katie GREVES, Elise LAVERICK, Caroline O'CONNOR
3	RUS	1:31.58  (4)	3:04.59  (3)	4:39.45  (3)	6:13.67	1
Vera POCHITAEVA, Anastassia FATINA, Oxana NIKITINA, Alevtina PODVYAZKINA, Elena ANTONOVA, Alena KONONOVA, Natalia MELNIKOVA, Valeriya STARODUBROVSKAYA, Elena EMELYASHINA
4	FRA	1:31.06  (3)	3:05.86  (4)	4:42.46  (4)	6:15.93	2
Coralie DUFOUR, Celia FOULON, Marjolaine ROSSIT, Stephanie DECHAND, Caroline DELAS, Audrey GALY, Marie LE NEPVOU, Elodie RUBAUD, Melanie LELIEVRE
5	BLR	1:31.90  (5)	3:07.43  (5)	4:43.67  (5)	6:16.67	5
Hanna NAKHAYEVA, Maryia BREL, Nina BONDARAVA, Alena ZAKHARAVA, Tamara SAMAKHVALAVA, Natallia HELAKH, Volha ZHYLSKAYA, Volha PLASHKOVA, Valiantsina KHAKHLOVA
6	UKR	1:32.33  (6)	3:08.19  (6)	4:45.07  (6)	6:20.62	6
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