title: 2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair
text: # 2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair
  
  The women's coxless pair competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule was as follows:
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 9 September 2018 | 10:34 | Heats |
  | Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 10:49 | Repechage |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 11:18 | Semifinals A/B |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 09:38 | Final B |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 11:30 | Final A |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 14:45 | Final C |
  
  All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Grace Prendergast Kerri Gowler | New Zealand | 6:56.06 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Aifric Keogh Emily Hegarty | Ireland | 7:11.51 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Victoria Opitz Gia Doonan | United States | 7:13.02 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Addy Dunkley-Smith Hannah Vermeersch | Australia | 7:16.10 | R |
  | 5 | Oksana Holub Anna Kontseva | Ukraine | 7:17.16 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rowan McKellar Harriet Taylor | Great Britain | 7:07.92 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Lin Xinyu Ju Rui | China | 7:09.73 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Alessandra Patelli Sara Bertolasi | Italy | 7:11.85 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Hermijntje Drenth Willeke Vossen | Netherlands | 7:23.18 | R |
  | 5 | Anna Aksenova Valentina Plaksina | Russia | 7:23.20 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Caileigh Filmer Hillary Janssens | Canada | 7:09.23 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Anna Boada Aina Cid | Spain | 7:15.71 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Dóra Polivka Eszter Krémer | Hungary | 7:27.64 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Flavie Bahuaud Marie Le Nepvou | France | 7:34.99 | R |
  | 5 | Anna Wierzbowska Monika Sobieszek | Poland | 7:55.26 | R |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  The three fastest boats advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anna Aksenova Valentina Plaksina | Russia | 7:14.15 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Addy Dunkley-Smith Hannah Vermeersch | Australia | 7:14.88 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Oksana Holub Anna Kontseva | Ukraine | 7:17.23 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Hermijntje Drenth Willeke Vossen | Netherlands | 7:17.54 | FC |
  | 5 | Anna Wierzbowska Monika Sobieszek | Poland | 7:27.78 | FC |
  | 6 | Flavie Bahuaud Marie Le Nepvou | France | 7:37.08 | FC |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Caileigh Filmer Hillary Janssens | Canada | 6:58.57 | FA |
  | 2 | Grace Prendergast Kerri Gowler | New Zealand | 7:00.32 | FA |
  | 3 | Lin Xinyu Ju Rui | China | 7:14.48 | FA |
  | 4 | Addy Dunkley-Smith Hannah Vermeersch | Australia | 7:17.40 | FB |
  | 5 | Oksana Holub Anna Kontseva | Ukraine | 7:24.72 | FB |
  | 6 | Dóra Polivka Eszter Krémer | Hungary | 7:32.07 | FB |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aifric Keogh Emily Hegarty | Ireland | 7:14.67 | FA |
  | 2 | Alessandra Patelli Sara Bertolasi | Italy | 7:14.99 | FA |
  | 3 | Anna Boada Aina Cid | Spain | 7:15.30 | FA |
  | 4 | Victoria Opitz Gia Doonan | United States | 7:16.61 | FB |
  | 5 | Rowan McKellar Harriet Taylor | Great Britain | 7:17.95 | FB |
  | 6 | Anna Aksenova Valentina Plaksina | Russia | 7:29.11 | FB |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.
  
  **Final C**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anna Wierzbowska Monika Sobieszek | Poland | 7:20.04 |
  | 2 | Hermijntje Drenth Willeke Vossen | Netherlands | 7:22.35 |
  | 3 | Flavie Bahuaud Marie Le Nepvou | France | 7:30.83 |
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rowan McKellar Harriet Taylor | Great Britain | 7:17.46 |
  | 2 | Addy Dunkley-Smith Hannah Vermeersch | Australia | 7:18.94 |
  | 3 | Victoria Opitz Gia Doonan | United States | 7:19.70 |
  | 4 | Oksana Holub Anna Kontseva | Ukraine | 7:24.76 |
  | 5 | Anna Aksenova Valentina Plaksina | Russia | 7:27.48 |
  | 6 | Dóra Polivka Eszter Krémer | Hungary | 7:36.96 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Caileigh Filmer Hillary Janssens | Canada | 6:50.67 |
  | | Grace Prendergast Kerri Gowler | New Zealand | 6:52.96 |
  | | Anna Boada Aina Cid | Spain | 7:04.60 |
  | 4 | Alessandra Patelli Sara Bertolasi | Italy | 7:06.91 |
  | 5 | Lin Xinyu Ju Rui | China | 7:11.31 |
  | 6 | Aifric Keogh Emily Hegarty | Ireland | 7:15.70 |
  