GER, UKR and RUS, who finished 1-2-3 at last year's Worlds are expected to give a
repeat performance here in Sydney. GBR and DEN could have a good race for 4th place, with
the USA projected to be in 6th, according to a mix of these crews' relative times in the
opening heats.LANE CREW RELATIVE POSITIONS ELAPSED SPLIT
1500* CREW TIME TIME
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6 USA <USA RUS 1:33.15 1:33.15
5 GBR <GBR GER 1:33.54 1:33.54
4 GER <GER UKR 1:34.25 1:34.25
3 RUS <RUS GBR 1:35.05 1:35.05
2 UKR <UKR USA 1:35.41 1:35.41
1 DEN <DEN DEN 1:35.74 1:35.74
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1000*
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6 USA <USA GER 3:10.53 1:36.99
5 GBR <GBR UKR 3:11.49 1:37.23
4 GER <GER RUS 3:11.77 1:38.62
3 RUS <RUS GBR 3:13.77 1:38.71
2 UKR <UKR DEN 3:14.64 1:38.90
1 DEN <DEN USA 3:16.94 1:41.52
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500 *
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6 USA <USA GER 4:47.76 1:37.22
5 GBR <GBR UKR 4:50.16 1:38.66
4 GER <GER RUS 4:51.94 1:40.16
3 RUS <RUS GBR 4:54.48 1:40.71
2 UKR <UKR DEN 4:55.54 1:40.89
1 DEN <DEN USA 4:58.48 1:41.54
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FINISH*
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6 USA GER 6:25.98 1:38.21
5 GBR <GBR UKR 6:28.17 1:38.01
4 GER <GER RUS 6:31.76 1:39.82
3 RUS <RUS GBR 6:35.08 1:40.60
2 UKR <UKR DEN 6:35.39 1:39.85
1 DEN <DEN USA 6:42.11 1:43.63
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