Bentley, Schoonbee Advance to C/D Semifinal at Worlds
8/28/2019 10:45:00 AM | Rowing
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LINZ OTTENSHEIM, Austria -- Senior Tayla-May Bentley and sophomore Jessica Schoonbee of the University of Michigan rowing team advanced to C/D semifinal action in the women's pair (W2-) at the Senior World Rowing Championships on Wednesday (Aug. 28), racing to a fifth-place finish in their quarterfinal event.
Racing out of lane one next to Greece, the South African duo put down a competitive first 500 meters, but it was not a pace that could be maintained over the latter half of the race, with the top four boats closing in 1:50.56 or faster.
A strong middle 1,000 helped Canada win the heat in 7:10.96, with Greece, Great Britain and Ukraine going two-three-four in close succession. The South African time of 7:25.14 was good enough to beat the Dutch boat (7:28.61) and both boats will join Ukraine in the C/D semifinal Thursday (Aug. 29), with A finals scheduled for Saturday morning (Aug. 31).
Bentley and Schoonbee competed together earlier this summer at the U-23 World Championships during which they collected a silver medal in this same event. The U-M teammates helped the 1V8 boat win Big Ten gold and place third in the nation this year.
Remaining Schedule
W8+ (Women's Eight), Felice Mueller
Sunday, Sept. 1 -- A, B Finals, 6:06-9:02 a.m.
W2- (Women's Pair), Tayla-May Bentley and Jessica Schoonbee
Thursday, August 29 -- Semifinals, 3:46-4:30 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 30 -- D Final, 3:30 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31 -- A, B, C Finals, 3:53-7:21 a.m.
Results (W2-)
1. Canada -- 7:10.96*
2. Greece -- 7:13.24*
3. Great Britain -- 7:14.25*
4. Ukraine -- 7:15.95^
5. South Africa -- 7:25.14^
6. Netherlands -- 7:28.61^
* = Advance to A/B semifinals
^ = Advance to C/D semifinals
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