The Germany eight missed the final at the Rowing World Championships in the Czech Republic. The DRV parade boat, weakened by a corona case, had to settle for third place behind the Netherlands and the USA in the repechage race on the Racice regatta course on Friday (09/23/22).
Most recently, the German eights were eliminated in the repechage in 1999 at the World Championship title fights in Canada. In the B final on Sunday (12.44 p.m.) it is all about the final placement in the World Cup.
The eight got off to a decent start in the semifinals, but after 500 m the big German boat increasingly lost touch with the competition. At the finish, the gap to the Netherlands was more than seven seconds.
Zeidler moves into the final
Unlike the eight, Oliver Zeidler gave the DRV fleet a rare World Cup ray of hope. The 2019 world champion from Munich underpinned his claim to a medal with a commanding semi-final win over Graeme Thomas (Great Britain) and Jordan Parry (New Zealand).
On the other hand, the dream of a podium finish for Alexandra Föster is over. The EM third from Meschede just missed the final despite a spirited final sprint as fourth.