Prediction
GBR, RSA and FRA should qualify for the FA final. Those 3 crews should break away from
the others after the 1000 meter mark, led by FRA. That 3rd 500 is where FRA should expect
a move from GBR. FRA needs to bear down and stop that move if FRA is to win this race and
get the favored lane in the FA final. FRA is the defending World silver medalist and
should be able to do this. However, Searle and Coode in the GBR pair are gold medalists in
their own right (though not in this event) and also know what to do with a boat in the
last 500 . Hard to pick this one, but odds are FRA can hold off GBR and RSA will be 3rd.
LANE CREW RELATIVE POSITIONS ELAPSED SPLIT
1500* CREW TIME TIME
---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 CRO <CRO FRA 1:36.30 1:36.30
5 CAN <CAN CRO 1:37.47 1:37.47
4 FRA <FRA GBR 1:37.69 1:37.69
3 GBR <GBR RSA 1:38.63 1:38.63
2 RSA <RSA CAN 1:39.61 1:39.61
1 POL <POL POL 1:41.41 1:41.41
---+---+---+---+---+---+
1000*
---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 CRO <CRO FRA 3:18.20 1:41.89
5 CAN <CAN GBR 3:20.41 1:42.71
4 FRA <FRA CRO 3:20.99 1:43.52
3 GBR <GBR RSA 3:22.11 1:43.47
2 RSA <RSA CAN 3:23.13 1:43.51
1 POL <POL POL 3:26.79 1:45.38
---+---+---+---+---+---+
500 *
---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 CRO <CRO GBR 5:02.42 1:42.01
5 CAN <CAN FRA 5:02.45 1:44.25
4 FRA <FRA RSA 5:04.27 1:42.16
3 GBR <GBR CAN 5:06.26 1:43.13
2 RSA <RSA CRO 5:07.91 1:46.91
1 POL <POL POL 5:10.19 1:43.39
---+---+---+---+---+---+
FINISH*
---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 CRO <CRO GBR 6:42.45 1:40.02
5 CAN <CAN RSA 6:43.23 1:38.95
4 FRA <FRA FRA 6:44.79 1:42.33
3 GBR <GBR CAN 6:48.41 1:42.15
2 RSA <RSA CRO 6:52.57 1:44.66
1 POL POL 6:58.47 1:48.27
---+---+---+---+---+---+
Prediction 505
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