Results information is now complete from the qualifying meet for the Pan American Games rowing competition held in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), and Chile took top honors, winning six of the 13 events.
Argentina posted three wins, Mexico had two and Cuba and the U.S. won the Single Sculls, with Angel Fournier Rodriguez taking the men’s event and American Jennifer Forbes the women’s race.
The number of qualifying boats is shown below in the summaries. The U.S. rowing contingent qualified nine boats for the PanAm Games in 2019, to be held in Lima (PER). Summaries:
Pre Pan Regatta
Lima (PER) ~ 29 November-2 December 2018
(Full results here)
Men
Single Sculls (Qualify 12 boats to the 2019 Pan Am Games): 1. Angel Fournier Rodriguez (CUB), 7:41.650; 2. Lucas Verthein (BRA), 7:43.100; 3. Bernardo Guerrero (CHI), 7:47.553; 4. Ariel Suarez (ARG), 7:49.713; 5. Arturo Rivarola (PAR), 8:00.145. Also: 7. Lucas Bellows (USA), 7:58.515 in Final B.
Double Sculls (Q: 11): 1. Cristian Rosso/Agustin Diaz (ARG), 6:46.832; 2. Evaldo Morais/Lucas Verthien (BRA), 6:53.712; 3. Nelson Martinez Hoddie/ Felipe Cardenas Morales (CHI), 6:58.255; 4. Angel Fournier Rodriguez/Jorge Felix Patterson (CUB), 7:05.574; 5. Miguel Carballo/Diego Sanchez MEX, 7:07.077. Also: 6. Nathan Lado/Wes Vear (USA), 7:10.700.
Quadruple Sculls (Q: 5): 1. Argentina, 6:07.110; 2. Mexico, 6:08.863; 3. Uruguay, 6:09.106; 4. Cuba, 6:11.323; 5. Brazil, 6;13.229. Also: 6. United States, 6:21.135.
Coxless Pairs (Q: 6): 1. Cristopher Kalleg/Ignacio Abraham (CHI), 6:46.806; 2. Carlos Ajete/Jesus Rodriguez (CUB), 6:50.162; 3. Willian Giaretton/Xavier Vela Maggi (BRA), 6:51.069; 4. Francisco Esteres/Augustin Silvestro (ARG), 6:51.369; 5. Diego Vallejo/Jose Arriaga (MEX), 7:04.244. Also: 6. Logan Smith/James Garay (USA), 7:24.989.
Fours (Q: 5): 1. Argentina, 6:38.303; 2. Brazil, 6:43.456; 3. Cuba, 6:43.526; 4. Chile, 6:49.022; 5. United States, 7:13.650.
Lightweight Double Sculls (Q: 10): 1. Alan Armenta/Alexis Lopez (MEX), 6:35.897; 2. Cesar Abaroa/Eber Sanhueza (CHI), 6:48.190; 3. Carlo Lauro/Alejandro Colomino (ARG), 6:46.266; 4. Ismel Barcelo/Yhoan Uribarry (CUB), 6:48.256; 5. Diego Nazario/Thiago Carvalho (BRA), 6:49.219. Also: 9. Cooper Hurley/James McCullough (USA), 7:05.327 in Final B.
Lightweight Fours (Q: 5): 1. Chile, 6:40.653; 2. Brazil, 6:45.696; 3. Cuba, 6:47.073; 4. Mexico, 6:49.432; 5. Argentina, 6:49.602.
Women
Single Sculls (Q: 10): 1. Jennifer Forbes (USA), 8:09.274; 2. Maria Sol Ordas (ARG), 8:12.367; 3. Felice Chow (TTO), 8:13.637; 4. Michelle Pearson (BER), 8:17.357; 5. Michelle Truax (CAN), 8:19.167.
Double Sculls (Q: 6): 1. Antonia Abraham/Josefa Vila Betancur (CHI), 7:00.061; 2. Aimee Hernandez/Yariulvas Cobas (CUB), 7:01.854; 3. Maria Sol Ordas/Oriana Ruiz (ARG), 7:04.008; 4. Julia Lonchar/Margaret Fellows (USA), 7:04.354 5. Michelle Truax/Marilou Duvernay-Tardif (CAN), 7:10.180.
Quadruple Sculls (Q: 5): 1. Chile, 7:12.923; 2. Argentina, 7:22.362; 3. Cuba, 7:27.282; 4. Brazil, 7:34.618; 5. United States, 7:40.657.
Coxless Pairs (Q: 6): 1. Melita Abraham/Antonia Abraham (CHI), 7:54.092; 2. Maite Arrillaga/Fernanda Ceballos (MEX), 8:00.452; 3. Liz Euiler/Solveig Imsdahl (USA), 8:02.052 4. Dayane Dos Santos/ Nathalia Barbosa (BRA), 8:04.961; 5. Jessica Sevick/Kristina Walker (CAN), 8:05.531.
Lightweight Single Sculls (Q: 9): 1. Kenia Lechuga (MEX), 8:33.468; 2. Ilianny Roman (CUB), 8:40.881; 3. Martina Melgar (ARG), 8:41.864; 4. Antonia Liewald (CHI), 8:43.111; 5. Adriana Escobar (ESA), 8:43.851. Also: 11. Jessica Hyde (USA), 8:39.121 in Final B.
Lightweight Double Sculls (Q: 8): 1. Isidora Niemeyer/Yoselyn Carcamo (CHI), 7:34.901; 2. Milka Kraljev/Sonia Baluzzo (ARG), 7:40.161; 3. Rosana Serrano/Ilianny Roman (CUB), 7:46.690; 4. Isabelle Carmargo/Venessa Cozzi (BRA), 7:50.153; 5. Fabiola Nunez/Kenia Lechuga (MEX), 7:50.449. Also: 9. Sydney Taylor/Keara Twist (USA), 8:08.831 in Final B.
