Kat Werry was again in the medals at the highest levels of our sport with a bronze medal in the Women's Four. Congratulations Kat. Rowing Australia reported: 

The Women’s Four of Annabelle McIntyre OAM, Bronwyn Cox, Katrina Werry and Lucy Stephan OAM were first through 500m in the A-Final and moved into second at 1000m behind the crew from Great Britain. The Dutch Olympic Silver Medallists pushed our crew hard and overturned the result from Tokyo, moving us into a hard-earned Bronze. 

Post-race, Stephan said, “There have been ups and downs this year with injuries and covid, it has been difficult, but we needed to come out and put a solid performance. GB and the Netherlands had a great race. We felt short in the semi and didn’t execute our race plan, we wanted to get back to what we do very well, even from an outside lane, and it worked well today.” 

In other races, Al Viney could not repeat her medal winning form today in the PR3 Mixed Four. Rowing Australia reported:

As the fastest qualifiers in the PR3 Mixed Four, the crew of James Talbot, Tom Birtwhistle, Al Viney, Jess Gallagher and cox Teesaan Koo went into the A-Final in a strong position. Racing pushed on another level with Great Britain securing a World Best winning time and the Gold. Australia fought hard and secured fourth position, a good result for this new combination. 

In other events, the men's four rowed a better race to finish with a silver. Rowing Australia reported:

On the penultimate day of the World Rowing Championships in Racice, the Australian Rowing Team had some strong performances from our Olympic Champion crews, winning a Silver in the Men’s Four and a Bronze in the Women’s Four. 

The Men’s Four of Jack O’Brien, Jack Hargreaves OAM, Spencer Turrin OAM and Alex Purnell OAM were the ones to watch in the A-Final as the reigning Olympic Champions. They set out a fast pace, holding first position through the first 1000m of the race. An increase in speed from the Brits pushed them into the second place, the Dutch looked threatening but the Aussies held their position in Silver across the line for a strong finish. 

Turrin shared his post-race comments, “Today was a very good race. We got the most out of this and I am really proud of us.” 

The Women’s Four of Annabelle McIntyre OAM, Bronwyn Cox, Katrina Werry and Lucy Stephan OAM were first through 500m in the A-Final and moved into second at 1000m behind the crew from Great Britain. The Dutch Olympic Silver Medallists pushed our crew hard and overturned the result from Tokyo, moving us into a hard-earned Bronze. 

Post-race, Stephan said, “There have been ups and downs this year with injuries and covid, it has been difficult, but we needed to come out and put a solid performance. GB and the Netherlands had a great race. We felt short in the semi and didn’t execute our race plan, we wanted to get back to what we do very well, even from an outside lane, and it worked well today.” 

As the fastest qualifiers in the PR3 Mixed Four, the crew of James Talbot, Tom Birtwhistle, Al Viney, Jess Gallagher and cox Teesaan Koo went into the A-Final in a strong position. Racing pushed on another level with Great Britain securing a World Best winning time and the Gold. Australia fought hard and secured fourth position, a good result for this new combination. 

A fast start out of the blocks from the Men’s Pair of Olympic Champion Alex Hill OAM and Harley Moore in the A-Final. The pairing caught a bad stroke in the first 500m, which saw them slip their lead and cross the line in fifth. 

The Women’s Quad of Kate Rowan, Amanda Bateman, Rowena Meredith and Harriet Hudson had a slow start out of the blocks of the A-Final but put in some strong pushes to get back in touch with the field. It was a very tight finish line with all crews bunching up together, with our quad just falling short of fifth and into sixth by a hundredth of a second. 

The Lightweight Women’s Double of Lucy Coleman and Anneka Reardon were in good company with the reigning Olympic Champions (ITA) and World Champions (NZL) in the B-Final. They fought all the way to the line and came fourth, 10th overall in the Regatta. 

The B-Final of the Women’s Pair with Eliza Gaffney and Georgie Gleeson led out the first 500m, falling back slightly by 1500m into second position. The last 500m was a fight between Ireland and Czech Republic, the Australian pair took third place, just over a length from first. They finish this Regatta in ninth position. 

Oscar McGuinness and Hamish Harding sat on the start line of the C-Final of the Men’s Lightweight Double, a few solid pieces saw them in the lead at points of the race, but there was real hunger in the field with everyone vying for the top spots. A fifth placed finish leaves them as 17th overall at this World Championships.