title: 2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls
text: # 2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls
  
  The women's single sculls 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 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Monday 10 September 2018 | 11:29 | Heats |
  | Wednesday 12 September 2018 | 12:29 | Repechages |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 16:21 | Semifinals C/D |
  | Friday 14 September 2018 | 10:07 | Semifinals A/B |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 16:29 | Final D |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 09:46 | Final C |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 10:46 | Final B |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 12:19 | Final A |
  
  All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Heat winners advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sanita Pušpure | Ireland | 7:25.78 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:39.93 | R |
  | 3 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:46.13 | R |
  | 4 | Alice Baatz | Great Britain | 7:52.25 | R |
  | 5 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 7:57.90 | R |
  | 6 | Nurit Bezdesky | Israel | 8:05.43 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:30.55 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:40.13 | R |
  | 3 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 7:43.62 | R |
  | 4 | Ekaterina Kurochkina | Russia | 7:46.42 | R |
  | 5 | Eleonora Trivella | Italy | 7:56.02 | R |
  | 6 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 8:07.91 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carling Zeeman | Canada | 7:35.40 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 7:39.91 | R |
  | 3 | Lina Šaltytė-Masilionė | Lithuania | 7:41.74 | R |
  | 4 | Virginia Diaz | Spain | 7:47.34 | R |
  | 5 | Milena Viana | Brazil | 8:04.44 | R |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jeannine Gmelin | Switzerland | 7:33.83 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Madeleine Edmunds | Australia | 7:39.68 | R |
  | 3 | Hannah Osborne | New Zealand | 7:54.43 | R |
  | 4 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 7:56.47 | R |
  | 5 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 8:02.17 | R |
  
  ### Repechages
  
  The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
  
  **Repechage 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Madeleine Edmunds | Australia | 7:34.21 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Lina Šaltytė-Masilionė | Lithuania | 7:38.46 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Ekaterina Kurochkina | Russia | 7:45.20 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 7:49.38 | SC/D |
  
  **Repechage 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 7:39.86 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 7:44.91 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Alice Baatz | Great Britain | 7:54.48 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 7:57.97 | SC/D |
  
  **Repechage 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:36.07 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:39.86 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 7:49.46 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Milena Viana | Brazil | 7:53.85 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 8:05.50 | SC/D |
  
  **Repechage 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:33.85 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Hannah Osborne | New Zealand | 7:37.13 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Virginia Diaz | Spain | 7:39.52 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Eleonora Trivella | Italy | 7:56.69 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Nurit Bezdesky | Israel | 8:10.35 | SC/D |
  
  ### Semifinals C/D
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ekaterina Kurochkina | Russia | 7:59.97 | FC |
  | 2 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 8:04.23 | FC |
  | 3 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 8:10.03 | FC |
  | 4 | Eleonora Trivella | Italy | 8:17.97 | FD |
  | 5 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 8:23.51 | FD |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Virginia Diaz | Spain | 8:00.48 | FC |
  | 2 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 8:03.31 | FC |
  | 3 | Alice Baatz | Great Britain | 8:03.45 | FC |
  | 4 | Milena Viana | Brazil | 8:12.60 | FD |
  | 5 | Nurit Bezdesky | Israel | 8:18.38 | FD |
  
  ### Semifinals A/B
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sanita Pušpure | Ireland | 7:23.01 | FA |
  | 2 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:30.73 | FA |
  | 3 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 7:32.74 | FA |
  | 4 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:39.09 | FB |
  | 5 | Carling Zeeman | Canada | 7:48.75 | FB |
  | 6 | Lina Šaltytė-Masilionė | Lithuania | 7:51.59 | FB |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jeannine Gmelin | Switzerland | 7:23.93 | FA |
  | 2 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:25.47 | FA |
  | 3 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:26.73 | FA |
  | 4 | Madeleine Edmunds | Australia | 7:26.84 | FB |
  | 5 | Hannah Osborne | New Zealand | 7:37.30 | FB |
  | 6 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 7:46.50 | FB |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.
  
  **Final D**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Milena Viana | Brazil | 7:50.51 |
  | 2 | Eleonora Trivella | Italy | 7:55.56 |
  | 3 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 8:02.64 |
  | 4 | Nurit Bezdesky | Israel | DNS |
  
  **Final C**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ekaterina Kurochkina | Russia | 7:34.45 |
  | 2 | Virginia Diaz | Spain | 7:39.10 |
  | 3 | Alice Baatz | Great Britain | 7:47.45 |
  | 4 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 7:48.65 |
  | 5 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 7:50.37 |
  | 6 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 8:01.50 |
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Madeleine Edmunds | Australia | 7:26.85 |
  | 2 | Hannah Osborne | New Zealand | 7:31.28 |
  | 3 | Carling Zeeman | Canada | 7:33.84 |
  | 4 | Lina Šaltytė-Masilionė | Lithuania | 7:37.54 |
  | 5 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 7:42.91 |
  | 6 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:42.98 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sanita Pušpure | Ireland | 7:20.12 |
  | | Jeannine Gmelin | Switzerland | 7:25.93 |
  | | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:29.51 |
  | 4 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:30.41 |
  | 5 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:33.15 |
  | 6 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 7:41.68 |
  