title: 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's VL2
text: # 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's VL2
  
  The women's VL2 competition at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged took place at the Olympic Centre of Szeged.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule was as follows:
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday 21 August 2019 | 09:50 | Heats |
  | Wednesday 21 August 2019 | 12:50 | Semifinal |
  | Thursday 22 August 2019 | 16:35 | Final |
  
  All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Emma Wiggs | Great Britain | 58.44 | QF |
  | 2 | Maria Nikiforova | Russia | 1:00.93 | QF |
  | 3 | Edina Müller | Germany | 1:11.05 | QF |
  | 4 | Katherine Wollermann | Chile | 1:16.30 | QS |
  | 5 | Kaitlyn Verfuerth | United States | 1:17.29 | QS |
  | 6 | Pooja Ojha | India | 1:28.81 | QS |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Susan Seipel | Australia | 59.64 | QF |
  | 2 | Débora Benevides | Brazil | 1:03.01 | QF |
  | 3 | Katharina Bauernschmidt | Germany | 1:05.70 | QF |
  | 4 | Veronica Biglia | Italy | 1:08.69 | QS |
  | 5 | Prachi Yadav | India | 1:18.25 | QS |
  
  ### Semifinal
  
  The fastest three boats advanced to the final.
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Veronica Biglia | Italy | 1:07.47 | QF |
  | 2 | Kaitlyn Verfuerth | United States | 1:12.55 | QF |
  | 3 | Katherine Wollermann | Chile | 1:14.51 | QF |
  | 4 | Prachi Yadav | India | 1:18.31 | |
  | 5 | Pooja Ojha | India | 1:29.19 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Emma Wiggs | Great Britain | 56.10 |
  | | Susan Seipel | Australia | 57.74 |
  | | Maria Nikiforova | Russia | 59.24 |
  | 4 | Débora Benevides | Brazil | 1:01.62 |
  | 5 | Katharina Bauernschmidt | Germany | 1:03.89 |
  | 6 | Veronica Biglia | Italy | 1:05.61 |
  | 7 | Edina Müller | Germany | 1:08.27 |
  | 8 | Kaitlyn Verfuerth | United States | 1:09.04 |
  | 9 | Katherine Wollermann | Chile | 1:09.83 |
  