In Olympic years, the top competition for non-Olympic rowing events is the World Championships. The US Lightweight eight took gold at this year's worlds, beating out Germany (silver) and last year's champion, the Netherlands (bronze). This is a fantastic result for Team USA, and is especially exciting for me because the rowers of the USA Olympic four will come from this boat.
The Olympic lightweight rowing scene is interesting in that there are only three lightweight rowing events, the women's double and the men's double and four with coxswain. So with spots for only six lightweight rowers (and one cox), the competition for these positions is fierce, to say the least. Team USA might be taking a risk by recycling athletes from the worlds crew, but we will hope that it is worth it given these rowers' talent. Plus, fours racing is a totally different animal as it is substantially slower than eights. In short, nothing can be taken for granted, so we are looking forward to the rowing finals with much anticipation!
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