2022 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls
# 2022 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls

The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday 18 September 2022 | 11:15 | Heats |
| Tuesday 20 September 2022 | 10:54 | Repechages |
| Thursday 22 September 2022 | 09:40 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 22 September 2022 | 15:10 | Semifinals C/D |
| Sunday 23 September 2022 | 10:20 | Final D |
| Sunday 23 September 2022 | 10:30 | Final C |
| Sunday 23 September 2022 | 10:41 | Final B |
| Sunday 23 September 2022 | 15:19 | Final A |

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

## Results

### Heats

The fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:35.58 | SA/B |
| 2 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 7:36.32 | R |
| 3 | Nazanin Malaei | Iran | 7:43.05 | R |
| 4 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:49.08 | R |
| 5 | Emi Hirouchi | Japan | 7:53.97 | R |
| 6 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 8:12.38 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc | Romania | 7:31.54 | SA/B |
| 2 | Eline Rol | Switzerland | 7:48.42 | R |
| 3 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:51.75 | R |
| 4 | Marie-Louise Drager | Germany | 7:53.34 | R |
| 5 | Wing Wun Leung | Hong Kong | 8:00.85 | R |
| 6 | Mariya Chernets | Kazakhstan | 8:38.19 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:34.14 | SA/B |
| 2 | Susannah Duncan | France | 7:42.56 | R |
| 3 | Kirsten McCann | South Africa | 7:45.71 | R |
| 4 | Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 7:46.31 | R |
| 5 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:52.97 | R |
| 6 | Karissa Riley | Canada | 7:59.43 | R |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stefania Buttignon | Italy | 7:38.99 | SA/B |
| 2 | Madeleine Arlett | Great Britain | 7:46.09 | R |
| 3 | Natalia Miguel Gómez | Spain | 7:48.17 | R |
| 4 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:49.20 | R |
| 5 | Nihed Benchadli | Algeria | 7:54.86 | R |
| 6 | Maheshi Haupe | Sri Lanka | 8:45.01 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 7:40.03 | SA/B |
| 2 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 7:43.48 | SA/B |
| 3 | Nihed Benchadli | Algeria | 7:50.99 | SC/D |
| 4 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:53.56 | SC/D |
| 5 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 8:18.58 | SC/D |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:42.82 | SA/B |
| 2 | Kirsten McCann | South Africa | 7:43.23 | SA/B |
| 3 | Eline Rol | Switzerland | 7:46.25 | SC/D |
| 4 | Emi Hirouchi | Japan | 7:55.17 | SC/D |
| 5 | Mariya Chernets | Kazakhstan | 8:04.20 | SC/D |

**Repechage 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:42.91 | SA/B |
| 2 | Natalia Miguel Gómez | Spain | 7:50.84 | SA/B |
| 3 | Susannah Duncan | France | 7:53.44 | SC/D |
| 4 | Karissa Riley | Canada | 7:59.37 | SC/D |
| 5 | Wing Wun Leung | Hong Kong | 8:12.01 | SC/D |

**Repechage 4**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nazanin Malaei | Iran | 7:40.91 | SA/B |
| 2 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:48.53 | SA/B |
| 3 | Madeleine Arlett | Great Britain | 7:52.98 | SC/D |
| 4 | Maheshi Haupe | Sri Lanka | 8:37.46 | SC/D |
| | Marie-Louise Drager | Germany | DNS | |

### Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nihed Benchadli | Algeria | 8:14.46 | FC |
| 2 | Emi Hirouchi | Japan | 8:16.23 | FC |
| 3 | Karissa Riley | Canada | 8:16.63 | FC |
| 4 | Madeleine Arlett | Great Britain | 8:18.62 | FD |
| 5 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 8:45.99 | FD |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eline Rol | Switzerland | 8:12.47 | FC |
| 2 | Susannah Duncan | France | 8:14.69 | FC |
| 3 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 8:17.65 | FC |
| 4 | Mariya Chernets | Kazakhstan | 8:30.19 | FD |
| 5 | Wing Wun Leung | Hong Kong | 8:34.09 | FD |
| 6 | Maheshi Haupe | Sri Lanka | 9:10.51 | FD |

### Semifinals A/B

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 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc | Romania | 7:42.07 | FA |
| 2 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:44.86 | FA |
| 3 | Kirsten McCann | South Africa | 7:49.34 | FA |
| 4 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:51.40 | FB |
| 5 | Nazanin Malaei | Iran | 7:56.27 | FB |
| 6 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 7:56.88 | FB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:45.29 | FA |
| 2 | Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 7:47.07 | FA |
| 3 | Stefania Buttignon | Italy | 7:49.98 | FA |
| 4 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:55.89 | FB |
| 5 | Natalia Miguel Gómez | Spain | 8:05.33 | FB |
| 6 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 8:07.44 | FB |

### Finals

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**Final D**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mariya Chernets | Kazakhstan | 8:11.67 | 19 |
| 2 | Wing Wun Leung | Hong Kong | 8:17.20 | 20 |
| 3 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 8:19.42 | 21 |
| 4 | Maheshi Haupe | Sri Lanka | 8:42.44 | 22 |
| | Madeleine Arlett | Great Britain | DNS | 23 |

**Final C**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eline Rol | Switzerland | 7:48.14 | 13 |
| 2 | Nihed Benchadli | Algeria | 7:50.37 | 14 |
| 3 | Susannah Duncan | France | 7:52.81 | 15 |
| 4 | Karissa Riley | Canada | 7:54.75 | 16 |
| 5 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:56.13 | 17 |
| 6 | Emi Hirouchi | Japan | 8:00.13 | 18 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:39.58 | 7 |
| 2 | Nazanin Malaei | Iran | 7:41.95 | 8 |
| 3 | Lydia Heaphy | Ireland | 7:44.13 | 9 |
| 4 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:45.89 | 10 |
| 5 | Natalia Miguel Gómez | Spain | 7:48.62 | 11 |
| 6 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:52.23 | 12 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc | Romania | 7:42.59 |
| | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:44.48 |
| | Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:44.98 |
| 4 | Kirsten McCann | South Africa | 7:48.59 |
| 5 | Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 7:54.21 |
| 6 | Stefania Buttignon | Italy | 8:04.26 |
