Moore Makes History
8/7/2010 9:24:48 PM | Women's Rowing
United State's Junior National Coach and new Syracuse University women's rowing coach Justin Moore made history today at the 2010 Junior World Championships in Racine, Czech Republic. The U.S. women accomplished something that had never been done in the history of U.S. Junior rowing - winning two medals at the world championships.
Full results can be viewed here.
Blogs, photos and more information can be found USRowingJrs.
Coach Moore's full race report is below:
Mother Nature did not let up today. After more than 30 hours of constant rain the rivers in the area were swollen, the ground was saturated and the spectators were beginning to go for coffee rather than the famous Czech beer.\ The course continued to be fantastic, with the wind switching to a cross/cross-tail from the lane one side. All of the women's sweep boats raced their finals today. However, I would be remiss if I did not mention that our junior women's 4X raced in today's A final as well. This was an American first.
Jrw2 – After battling illness and missing out on the A final yesterday, the crew regrouped today and raced in the B final. It appears with this group that nothing was going to be easy this summer. After establishing a lead in the first 500, the U.S. caught a blade on a buoy and experienced a boat stopping crab. France took full advantage of the situation, taking a move and a one length lead. The U.S. clawed back, managing to retake the lead going into the final 500 meter. France responded, sprinting first, and moved into the first position with 300 meters to go. The U.S. Women were able to find a final gear and pushed pass to win the B final in a time of 7:48 to France's 7:50.3.
Jrw4 – There was no doubt that this was going to be a great race to watch. In the final and reps, four crews showed they had the stuff to medal. New Zealand and Germany had won their respective heats, while the U.S. and Aussies had won their reps in fast times. The race proved to be the barn-burner everyone thought it would be. New Zealand pressed out early, with a very aggressive first 500 meters. Spain gave chase in the second position, with the U.S., Aussies and Germany in the three, four and five spot. As expected the Aussies had a tremendous second 500, charging into the second position. Spain held third place at the 1K, with the U.S. and Germany in fourth and fifth. The race turned in the third 500, with the U.S. posting the fastest third 500 of the final, with Germany close behind. At the 1500m mark New Zealand held a 1.75-second advantage over the Australia, with the U.S. 0.8 behind in third and Germany closing hard another 2.3 back. Showing the same closing speed they had in the heats, Germany posted the fasted final 500. The Aussies were fading and it was unclear whether or not New Zealand had a large enough cushion with 300 to go. The final times were as follows: New Zealand - 6:49.48; U.S.A. - 6:50.38; Australia - 6:51.03; Germany - 6:51.39; Spain 6:55.34; Ukraine - 7:12.16. It is worth noting that the Junior World Record in the women's 4- is 6:48.18, set in very fast conditions in Brive last year. The fact that four teams were within 2 seconds of this time indicates the quality of the field. It was a truly great race.
Jrw8+ - The show down between the Brits and Americans started as everyone had expected, with Great Britain delivering a blistering 1:31.87 first 500. Romania held the second spot and the U.S. was in third, 1.6 back. The Brits then added to this margin in the second 500, posting the fastest split in this 500 as well. At the 1K G.B. had established a 2.24 lead over the Americans, while the Germans and Romanians stayed within 3.3 seconds of the lead. Every time the U.S. pushed, the Brits answered. It was not until the final 500 meters that the Americans posted the fastest split - 1:36.24. In the end, the fine Brit crew took gold by one length in 6:24.97. The U.S. used the final 500 to move away from Germany and Romania to finish in 6:28.02 The Germans managed to hold of Romania, who posted the second-fastest final 500, to take third in 6:30.21 to Romania's 6:30.87. While the rain soaked crews stood on the awards dock shivering, the smiles defied the conditions. The U.S. women had just accomplished something that had never been done in the history of U.S. Junior rowing - winning two medals at the world championships.
Tomorrow the men race and the women will be there to shout and cheer and wear the red, white and blue. This has been a tremendous experience for us all, and we want to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the process. See you back in the states soon.
