title: 2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls
text: # 2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls
  
  The women's single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-nine finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule was as follows:
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 25 August 2019 | 16:17 | Heats |
  | Monday 26 August 2019 | 15:12 | Repechages |
  | Wednesday 28 August 2019 | 12:53 | Quarterfinals |
  | Wednesday 28 August 2019 | 16:28 | Semifinals E/F/G |
  | Thursday 29 August 2019 | 16:20 | Semifinals C/D |
  | Thursday 29 August 2019 | 17:00 | Final G |
  | Thursday 29 August 2019 | 17:15 | Final F |
  | Thursday 29 August 2019 | 17:40 | Final E |
  | Friday 30 August 2019 | 12:40 | Semifinals A/B |
  | Sunday 1 September 2019 | 10:25 | Final D |
  | Sunday 1 September 2019 | 11:01 | Final C |
  | Sunday 1 September 2019 | 12:18 | Final B |
  | Sunday 1 September 2019 | 14:27 | Final A |
  
  All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 8:07.31 | Q |
  | 2 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 8:11.86 | Q |
  | 3 | Marianne Madsen | Norway | 8:16.05 | R |
  | 4 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 8:31.19 | R |
  | 5 | Viktorija Senkutė | Lithuania | 8:39.66 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kara Kohler | United States | 8:03.13 | Q |
  | 2 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 8:10.28 | Q |
  | 3 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 8:18.54 | R |
  | 4 | Anna Markulinova | Slovakia | 8:28.00 | R |
  | 5 | Joan Poh | Singapore | 8:42.90 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Victoria Thornley | Great Britain | 7:48.90 | Q |
  | 2 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:54.27 | Q |
  | 3 | Eeva Karppinen | Finland | 8:11.80 | R |
  | 4 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 8:13.81 | R |
  | 5 | Dareen Mahmoud Mohamed | Egypt | 8:47.54 | R |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carling Zeeman | Canada | 7:47.03 | Q |
  | 2 | Marie Jacquet | France | 7:51.25 | Q |
  | 3 | Phạm Thị Huệ | Vietnam | 8:10.18 | R |
  | 4 | Rojjana Raklao | Thailand | 8:12.08 | R |
  | 5 | Akossiwa Ayivon | Togo | 8:50.93 | R |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:43.81 | Q |
  | 2 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:53.01 | Q |
  | 3 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 8:00.55 | R |
  | 4 | Jelisaveta Simaceva | Latvia | 8:10.51 | R |
  | 5 | Kim Ye-ji | South Korea | 8:29.50 | R |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jeannine Gmelin | Switzerland | 7:52.39 | Q |
  | 2 | Jiang Yan | China | 7:56.97 | Q |
  | 3 | Svetlana Germanovich | Kazakhstan | 8:15.61 | R |
  | 4 | Alejandra Alonso | Paraguay | 8:35.71 | R |
  
  **Heat 7**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Miroslava Knapková | Czech Republic | 7:55.39 | Q |
  | 2 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 8:03.47 | Q |
  | 3 | Huang Yi-ting | Chinese Taipei | 8:19.61 | R |
  | 4 | Sarah Fraincart | Morocco | 8:51.66 | R |
  
  **Heat 8**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sanita Pušpure | Ireland | 7:44.41 | Q |
  | 2 | Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 7:55.47 | Q |
  | 3 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 8:22.18 | R |
  | 4 | Aikaterini Nikolaidou | Greece | 8:28.66 | R |
  
  ### Repechages
  
  The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E/F/G semifinals.
  
  **Repechage 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aikaterini Nikolaidou | Greece | 8:18.60 | Q |
  | 2 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 8:18.89 | Q |
  | 3 | Eeva Karppinen | Finland | 8:19.98 | SE/F/G |
  | 4 | Rojjana Raklao | Thailand | 8:31.99 | SE/F/G |
  | 5 | Kim Ye-ji | South Korea | 8:38.88 | SE/F/G |
  | 6 | Viktorija Senkutė | Lithuania | 8:58.16 | SE/F/G |
  
  **Repechage 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 8:15.56 | Q |
  | 2 | Huang Yi-ting | Chinese Taipei | 8:18.50 | Q |
  | 3 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 8:21.31 | SE/F/G |
  | 4 | Jelisaveta Simaceva | Latvia | 8:28.91 | SE/F/G |
  | 5 | Joan Poh | Singapore | 8:52.63 | SE/F/G |
  
  **Repechage 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Phạm Thị Huệ | Vietnam | 8:19.42 | Q |
  | 2 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 8:19.45 | Q |
  | 3 | Anna Markulinova | Slovakia | 8:24.63 | SE/F/G |
  | 4 | Alejandra Alonso | Paraguay | 8:44.98 | SE/F/G |
  | 5 | Dareen Mahmoud Mohamed | Egypt | 9:02.11 | SE/F/G |
  
  **Repechage 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Svetlana Germanovich | Kazakhstan | 8:11.05 | Q |
  | 2 | Marianne Madsen | Norway | 8:15.81 | Q |
  | 3 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 8:18.46 | SE/F/G |
  | 4 | Sarah Fraincart | Morocco | 8:57.65 | SE/F/G |
  | 5 | Akossiwa Ayivon | Togo | 9:06.14 | SE/F/G |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
  
  **Quarterfinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:29.00 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:34.57 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:35.61 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Marie Jacquet | France | 7:45.55 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Marianne Madsen | Norway | 7:48.13 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 7:50.94 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Victoria Thornley | Great Britain | 7:30.69 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Carling Zeeman | Canada | 7:33.84 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Jiang Yan | China | 7:35.39 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:43.84 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Phạm Thị Huệ | Vietnam | 7:53.19 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Huang Yi-ting | Chinese Taipei | 8:00.15 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:28.20 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Jeannine Gmelin | Switzerland | 7:32.19 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 7:33.90 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 7:46.80 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Aikaterini Nikolaidou | Greece | 7:51.54 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 7:54.58 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sanita Pušpure | Ireland | 7:21.03 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Miroslava Knapková | Czech Republic | 7:36.19 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 7:41.48 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 7:43.80 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 7:53.81 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Svetlana Germanovich | Kazakhstan | 7:57.25 | SC/D |
  
  ### Semifinals E/F/G
  
  In each semi, the boats progressed as follows:
  
  The two fastest were sent to the E final. Any remaining (bar the slowest) were sent to the F final. The slowest were sent to the G final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Eeva Karppinen | Finland | 7:59.15 | FE |
  | 2 | Viktorija Senkutė | Lithuania | 7:59.52 | FE |
  | 3 | Anna Markulinova | Slovakia | 8:01.19 | FF |
  | 4 | Joan Poh | Singapore | 8:25.73 | FF |
  | 5 | Akossiwa Ayivon | Togo | 8:35.54 | FG |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 8:00.01 | FE |
  | 2 | Rojjana Raklao | Thailand | 8:01.73 | FE |
  | 3 | Jelisaveta Simaceva | Latvia | 8:04.36 | FF |
  | 4 | Dareen Mahmoud Mohamed | Egypt | 8:33.78 | FG |
  
  **Semifinal 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 8:01.29 | FE |
  | 2 | Kim Ye-ji | South Korea | 8:09.25 | FE |
  | 3 | Alejandra Alonso | Paraguay | 8:22.86 | FF |
  | 4 | Sarah Fraincart | Morocco | 8:30.87 | FG |
  
  ### 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 | Marie Jacquet | France | 7:29.36 | FC |
  | 2 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:33.21 | FC |
  | 3 | Aikaterini Nikolaidou | Greece | 7:33.23 | FC |
  | 4 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 7:37.13 | FD |
  | 5 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 7:40.05 | FD |
  | 6 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 7:47.54 | FD |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 7:32.09 | FC |
  | 2 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 7:35.15 | FC |
  | 3 | Huang Yi-ting | Chinese Taipei | 7:36.04 | FC |
  | 4 | Phạm Thị Huệ | Vietnam | 7:40.11 | FD |
  | 5 | Marianne Madsen | Norway | 7:41.52 | FD |
  | 6 | Svetlana Germanovich | Kazakhstan | 7:42.43 | 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 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:33.60 | FA |
  | 2 | Victoria Thornley | Great Britain | 7:35.49 | FA |
  | 3 | Jeannine Gmelin | Switzerland | 7:36.78 | FA |
  | 4 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:40.22 | FB |
  | 5 | Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 7:44.22 | FB |
  | 6 | Miroslava Knapková | Czech Republic | 7:45.92 | FB |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sanita Pušpure | Ireland | 7:28.53 | FA |
  | 2 | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:32.70 | FA |
  | 3 | Carling Zeeman | Canada | 7:34.25 | FA |
  | 4 | Jiang Yan | China | 7:45.47 | FB |
  | 5 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:46.59 | FB |
  | 6 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 7:51.47 | FB |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.
  
  **Final G**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sarah Fraincart | Morocco | 8:13.38 |
  | 2 | Akossiwa Ayivon | Togo | 8:20.67 |
  | 3 | Dareen Mahmoud Mohamed | Egypt | 8:23.27 |
  
  **Final F**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anna Markulinova | Slovakia | 7:55.00 |
  | 2 | Alejandra Alonso | Paraguay | 7:58.21 |
  | 3 | Jelisaveta Simaceva | Latvia | 7:59.28 |
  | 4 | Joan Poh | Singapore | 8:14.51 |
  
  **Final E**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:39.24 |
  | 2 | Tala Abujbara | Qatar | 7:45.73 |
  | 3 | Eeva Karppinen | Finland | 7:47.72 |
  | 4 | Kim Ye-ji | South Korea | 7:54.31 |
  | 5 | Viktorija Senkutė | Lithuania | 7:56.62 |
  | 6 | Rojjana Raklao | Thailand | 7:59.78 |
  
  **Final D**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 7:46.93 |
  | 2 | Svetlana Germanovich | Kazakhstan | 7:48.15 |
  | 3 | Marianne Madsen | Norway | 7:48.25 |
  | 4 | Phạm Thị Huệ | Vietnam | 7:53.06 |
  | 5 | Felice Chow | Trinidad and Tobago | 7:54.01 |
  | 6 | Verónica Toro Arana | Puerto Rico | 8:05.49 |
  
  **Final C**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Annekatrin Thiele | Germany | 7:44.54 |
  | 2 | Marie Jacquet | France | 7:48.60 |
  | 3 | Lovisa Claesson | Sweden | 7:50.03 |
  | 4 | Maike Diekmann | Namibia | 7:52.44 |
  | 5 | Huang Yi-ting | Chinese Taipei | 7:52.63 |
  | 6 | Aikaterini Nikolaidou | Greece | 8:17.16 |
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jiang Yan | China | 7:37.20 |
  | 2 | Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 7:37.37 |
  | 3 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:38.31 |
  | 4 | Fie Udby Erichsen | Denmark | 7:39.17 |
  | 5 | Miroslava Knapková | Czech Republic | 7:41.73 |
  | 6 | Diana Dymchenko | Ukraine | 7:54.68 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sanita Pušpure | Ireland | 7:17.14 |
  | | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:20.56 |
  | | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:22.21 |
  | 4 | Victoria Thornley | Great Britain | 7:25.48 |
  | 5 | Jeannine Gmelin | Switzerland | 7:26.93 |
  | 6 | Carling Zeeman | Canada | 7:29.70 |
  