On the first day of the competition, with temperatures soaring above 30 degrees, the qualifying heats took place. After them, it became clear that 4 Lithuanian crews made it to the A finals and one each to the semifinals and the C final.
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This year’s World Cup stage silver medalist Viktorija Senkutė took second place in the third qualifying heat of the women’s single sculls (W1x) (7:26.45 min.) and advanced directly to the semifinals. The other single sculler, Dovydas Nemeravičius, did not have as good a qualifying race – the most decorated member of the men’s team (M1x) finished sixth in the second qualifying heat (6:58.86 min.) and will start in the C final tomorrow.
Returning to international competition for the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Dovilė Rimkutė, together with two-time beach sprint world champion Martyna Kazlauskaitė, had an excellent start on Lake Varese – their women’s double sculls (W2x) duo was second in the first qualifying heat (6:49.43 min.) and advanced directly to the A final.
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All three single crews are also competing for medals. Ugnė Juzėnaitė and Kamilė Kralikaitė (W2-) were third in the first qualifying heat (7:09.07 min.) and thanks to their time advanced to the A final, while Domantas Stankūnas and Dovydas Stankūnas (M2-; 6:25.16 min.) and Mantas Juškevičius, Povilas Stankūnas, Arnedas Kelmelis, and Saulius Aušbikavičius (M4-; 5:52.10 min.) were second in their qualifying heats and advanced directly to the A finals.
All our crews will start on Saturday. Dovydas will row in the C final from 10:05, Viktorija in the semifinal from 11:05, and the A finals will begin at 11:49 Lithuanian time.
