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Coxless Pairs, Women

Date24 – 29 July 2021
StatusOlympic
LocationSea Forest Waterway, 6-44, 3chome, Uminomori, Koto-ku, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan
Participants26 from 13 countries

This event featured a very strong and potentially close field. The New Zealand pair of Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler were considered the top favourite, being 2019 World Champions and holders of the world best time. Two other teams to watch, based on their performance at the 2019 Worlds, were Australia’s Annabelle McIntyre and Jessica Morrison, and Canada’s Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens, respective silver and bronze medallists at that event. Another pair to be considered possible medal threats, if more recent success were any measure, were Russia’s Vasilisa Stepanova and Yelena Oryabinskaya, victors in the final Olympic Qualification Regatta, and Great Britain featured 2016 Olympic champion, Helen Glover being paired with new teammate, Polly Swann.

As expected, the favourites, with the exception of Australia, who faltered in the semi-finals, went through, with Greece and Spain filling out the finals field. This raised expectations for an exciting race, and the rowers did not disappoint. Canada broke out ahead at the start and at the midway point still held a narrow lead over New Zealand. The two ran close for a spell with New Zealand gradually edging ahead. Then the Russian team found another gear to overtake Canada and make a push at the leaders, but New Zealand held on for the gold, with the Russians taking silver, and Canada the bronze.

PosPairNOC
1Grace Prendergast / Kerri GowlerNZLGold
2Vasilisa Stepanova / Yelena OryabinskayaROCSilver
3Caileigh Filmer / Hillary JanssensCANBronze
4Helen Glover / Polly SwannGBR
5Maria Kyridou / Christina BourmpouGRE
6Aina Cid / Virginia DíazESP
7Jessica Morrison / Annabelle McIntyreAUS
8Lærke Berg Rasmussen / Fie Udby ErichsenDEN
9Adriana Ailincăi / Iuliana BuhușROU
10Megan Kalmoe / Tracy EisserUSA
11Aileen Crowley / Monika DukarskaIRL
12Kiri Tontodonati / Aisha RocekITA
13Huang Kaifeng / Liu JinchaoCHN

Round One

Date24 July 2021 — 9:20
FormatWinner of each heat advanced to final; all others to repêchage.

Heat #1

Time9:20
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Caileigh Filmer / Hillary JanssensCAN7:18.341:44.83 (1)3:35.08 (1)5:29.32 (1)1:50.25 (2)1:54.24 (2)1:49.02 (2)
2Adriana Ailincăi / Iuliana BuhușROU7:20.361:45.46 (2)3:37.62 (3)5:31.95 (3)1:52.16 (5)1:54.33 (3)1:48.41 (1)SAB
3Kiri Tontodonati / Aisha RocekITA7:22.791:46.87 (3)3:36.43 (2)5:30.85 (2)1:49.56 (1)1:54.42 (4)1:51.94 (3)SAB
4Megan Kalmoe / Tracy EisserUSA7:26.951:50.43 (5)3:41.63 (5)5:34.76 (5)1:51.20 (3)1:53.13 (1)1:52.19 (4)R
5Maria Kyridou / Christina BourmpouGRE7:33.941:47.53 (4)3:38.98 (4)5:34.48 (4)1:51.45 (4)1:55.50 (5)1:59.46 (5)R

Heat #2

Time9:30
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Jessica Morrison / Annabelle McIntyreAUS7:21.751:43.80 (1)3:34.04 (1)5:28.27 (1)1:50.24 (1)1:54.23 (1)1:53.48 (2)
2Vasilisa Stepanova / Yelena OryabinskayaROC7:23.391:44.42 (3)3:34.93 (2)5:29.59 (2)1:50.51 (2)1:54.66 (2)1:53.80 (3)SAB
3Helen Glover / Polly SwannGBR7:23.981:44.10 (2)3:34.95 (3)5:31.34 (3)1:50.85 (3)1:56.39 (3)1:52.64 (1)SAB
4Huang Kaifeng / Liu JinchaoCHN7:45.551:47.68 (4)3:44.52 (4)5:47.01 (4)1:56.84 (4)2:02.49 (4)1:58.54 (4)R

Heat #3

Time9:40
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Grace Prendergast / Kerri GowlerNZL7:19.081:45.32 (1)3:33.84 (1)5:27.11 (1)1:48.52 (1)1:53.27 (1)1:51.97 (4)
2Lærke Berg Rasmussen / Fie Udby ErichsenDEN7:22.861:47.22 (2)3:38.84 (2)5:33.71 (2)1:51.62 (2)1:54.87 (4)1:49.15 (2)SAB
3Aina Cid / Virginia DíazESP7:23.141:50.45 (4)3:42.87 (4)5:36.73 (4)1:52.42 (3)1:53.86 (2)1:46.41 (1)SAB
4Aileen Crowley / Monika DukarskaIRL7:24.711:48.45 (3)3:41.18 (3)5:35.53 (3)1:52.73 (4)1:54.35 (3)1:49.18 (3)R

Round One Repêchage

Date25 July 2021 — 9:50
FormatTop two in each heat to A Final.

Heat #1

Time9:50
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Maria Kyridou / Christina BourmpouGRE7:28.001:46.90 (2)3:39.35 (1)5:35.16 (1)1:52.45 (1)1:55.81 (3)1:52.84 (1)SAB
2Megan Kalmoe / Tracy EisserUSA7:29.871:48.29 (4)3:41.04 (3)5:35.96 (2)1:52.75 (2)1:54.92 (1)1:53.91 (2)SAB
3Aileen Crowley / Monika DukarskaIRL7:31.991:46.84 (1)3:40.74 (2)5:36.51 (3)1:53.90 (3)1:55.77 (2)1:55.48 (3)SAB
4Huang Kaifeng / Liu JinchaoCHN7:45.171:48.02 (3)3:43.91 (4)5:44.52 (4)1:55.89 (4)2:00.61 (4)2:00.65 (4)

Semi-Finals

Date28 July 2021 — 12:20
FormatTop two in each heat to A Final.

Heat #1

Time12:20
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Maria Kyridou / Christina BourmpouGRE6:48.701:43.44 (5)3:27.53 (4)5:11.33 (4)1:44.09 (4)1:43.80 (3)1:37.37 (1)FA WB
2Helen Glover / Polly SwannGBR6:49.391:39.98 (1)3:23.14 (1)5:07.33 (1)1:43.16 (1)1:44.19 (4)1:42.06 (4)FA
3Caileigh Filmer / Hillary JanssensCAN6:49.461:41.28 (2)3:25.18 (2)5:08.70 (2)1:43.90 (2)1:43.52 (2)1:40.76 (2)FA
4Jessica Morrison / Annabelle McIntyreAUS6:49.821:41.33 (3)3:25.25 (3)5:08.71 (3)1:43.92 (3)1:43.46 (1)1:41.11 (3)FB
5Aileen Crowley / Monika DukarskaIRL7:06.071:42.85 (4)3:29.18 (5)5:18.03 (6)1:46.33 (6)1:48.85 (6)1:48.04 (5)FB
6Lærke Berg Rasmussen / Fie Udby ErichsenDEN7:08.441:44.53 (6)3:29.54 (6)5:16.59 (5)1:45.01 (5)1:47.05 (5)1:51.85 (6)FB

Heat #2

Time12:30
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Grace Prendergast / Kerri GowlerNZL6:47.411:40.82 (1)3:22.74 (1)5:04.76 (1)1:41.92 (1)1:42.02 (2)1:42.65 (3)FA WB
2Vasilisa Stepanova / Yelena OryabinskayaROC6:50.241:41.60 (2)3:25.20 (2)5:09.03 (2)1:43.60 (2)1:43.83 (3)1:41.21 (2)FA
3Aina Cid / Virginia DíazESP6:50.631:45.32 (6)3:30.57 (6)5:11.94 (3)1:45.25 (5)1:41.37 (1)1:38.69 (1)FA
4Adriana Ailincăi / Iuliana BuhușROU6:58.551:42.51 (3)3:27.45 (3)5:12.50 (4)1:44.94 (4)1:45.05 (4)1:46.05 (4)FB
5Megan Kalmoe / Tracy EisserUSA7:02.521:44.06 (4)3:29.58 (4)5:15.03 (5)1:45.52 (6)1:45.45 (5)1:47.49 (6)FB
6Kiri Tontodonati / Aisha RocekITA7:04.521:45.31 (5)3:30.08 (5)5:17.08 (6)1:44.77 (3)1:47.00 (6)1:47.44 (5)FB

Final Round

Date29 July 2021 — 8:40

Final A

Time9:30
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Grace Prendergast / Kerri GowlerNZL6:50.191:41.79 (2)3:25.49 (2)5:08.72 (1)1:43.70 (1)1:43.23 (2)1:41.47 (3)
2Vasilisa Stepanova / Yelena OryabinskayaROC6:51.451:42.93 (4)3:27.88 (4)5:10.30 (3)1:44.95 (3)1:42.42 (1)1:41.15 (2)
3Caileigh Filmer / Hillary JanssensCAN6:52.101:40.81 (1)3:25.08 (1)5:09.51 (2)1:44.27 (2)1:44.43 (4)1:42.59 (4)
4Helen Glover / Polly SwannGBR6:54.961:42.36 (3)3:27.58 (3)5:11.66 (4)1:45.22 (4)1:44.08 (3)1:43.30 (6)
5Maria Kyridou / Christina BourmpouGRE6:57.111:44.44 (5)3:31.15 (5)5:16.90 (5)1:46.71 (6)1:45.75 (6)1:40.21 (1)
6Aina Cid / Virginia DíazESP7:00.051:46.15 (6)3:32.83 (6)5:17.45 (6)1:46.68 (5)1:44.62 (5)1:42.60 (5)

Final B

Time8:40
PosLanePairNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
1Jessica Morrison / Annabelle McIntyreAUS6:56.461:41.93 (3)3:27.06 (1)5:12.02 (1)1:45.13 (1)1:44.96 (1)1:44.44 (2)
2Lærke Berg Rasmussen / Fie Udby ErichsenDEN6:59.481:42.79 (4)3:28.61 (4)5:14.74 (2)1:45.82 (2)1:46.13 (2)1:44.74 (3)
3Adriana Ailincăi / Iuliana BuhușROU7:01.021:41.63 (1)3:28.28 (2)5:15.88 (3)1:46.65 (5)1:47.60 (5)1:45.14 (4)
4Megan Kalmoe / Tracy EisserUSA7:02.161:43.54 (5)3:30.13 (5)5:16.57 (5)1:46.59 (3)1:46.44 (3)1:45.59 (5)
5Aileen Crowley / Monika DukarskaIRL7:02.221:41.81 (2)3:28.45 (3)5:16.30 (4)1:46.64 (4)1:47.85 (6)1:45.92 (6)
6Kiri Tontodonati / Aisha RocekITA7:04.461:45.66 (6)3:33.23 (6)5:20.24 (6)1:47.57 (6)1:47.01 (4)1:44.22 (1)