2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls
# 2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls

The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday 25 August 2019 | 13:21 | Heats |
| Tuesday 27 August 2019 | 10:56 | Repechages |
| Thursday 29 August 2019 | 13:12 | Semifinals A/B |
| Friday 30 August 2019 | 10:00 | Final C |
| Friday 30 August 2019 | 10:27 | Final B |
| Friday 30 August 2019 | 13:38 | Final A |

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results

### Heats

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nicole van Wyk | South Africa | 8:02.14 | SA/B |
| 2 | Emily Schmieg | United States | 8:05.23 | SA/B |
| 3 | Maia Lund | Norway | 8:05.39 | R |
| 4 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 8:10.71 | R |
| 5 | Paola Piazzolla | Italy | 8:12.03 | R |
| 6 | Winne Hung | Hong Kong | 8:19.87 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:57.79 | SA/B |
| 2 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 8:01.49 | SA/B |
| 3 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 8:01.79 | R |
| 4 | Mathilde Persson | Denmark | 8:06.24 | R |
| 5 | Fu Xiaoyue | China | 8:26.13 | R |
| 6 | Gabriela Mosqueira | Paraguay | 8:31.12 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:54.04 | SA/B |
| 2 | Madeleine Arlett | Great Britain | 7:55.27 | SA/B |
| 3 | Ellen Gleadow | Canada | 7:55.69 | R |
| 4 | Alice Arch | Australia | 8:00.42 | R |
| 5 | Alina Mochula | Kazakhstan | 8:34.97 | R |

### Repechages

The three fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ellen Gleadow | Canada | 7:49.77 | SA/B |
| 2 | Mathilde Persson | Denmark | 7:52.91 | SA/B |
| 3 | Maia Lund | Norway | 7:57.20 | SA/B |
| 4 | Winne Hung | Hong Kong | 8:02.07 | FC |
| 5 | Gabriela Mosqueira | Paraguay | 8:05.55 | FC |
| 6 | Alina Mochula | Kazakhstan | 8:07.74 | FC |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alice Arch | Australia | 7:47.82 | SA/B |
| 2 | Paola Piazzolla | Italy | 7:48.13 | SA/B |
| 3 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 7:48.40 | SA/B |
| 4 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 7:51.59 | FC |
| 5 | Fu Xiaoyue | China | 7:58.30 | FC |

### Semifinals

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:32.77 | FA |
| 2 | Madeleine Arlett | Great Britain | 7:35.20 | FA |
| 3 | Nicole van Wyk | South Africa | 7:36.36 | FA |
| 4 | Alice Arch | Australia | 7:39.99 | FB |
| 5 | Mathilde Persson | Denmark | 7:40.11 | FB |
| 6 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 7:42.23 | FB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ellen Gleadow | Canada | 7:36.91 | FA |
| 2 | Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:39.31 | FA |
| 3 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:41.20 | FA |
| 4 | Maia Lund | Norway | 7:43.87 | FB |
| 5 | Paola Piazzolla | Italy | 7:44.54 | FB |
| 6 | Emily Schmieg | United States | 7:47.94 | FB |

### Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.

**Final C**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 7:58.82 |
| 2 | Fu Xiaoyue | China | 8:06.67 |
| 3 | Gabriela Mosqueira | Paraguay | 8:09.34 |
| 4 | Alina Mochula | Kazakhstan | 8:10.89 |
| 5 | Winne Hung | Hong Kong | 8:12.18 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alice Arch | Australia | 7:52.59 |
| 2 | Mathilde Persson | Denmark | 7:52.98 |
| 3 | Emily Schmieg | United States | 7:54.55 |
| 4 | Maia Lund | Norway | 7:55.01 |
| 5 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 7:55.40 |
| 6 | Paola Piazzolla | Italy | 7:55.70 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:43.98 |
| | Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:47.28 |
| | Madeleine Arlett | Great Britain | 7:49.82 |
| 4 | Nicole van Wyk | South Africa | 7:53.19 |
| 5 | Ellen Gleadow | Canada | 7:53.83 |
| 6 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:57.74 |
