Top 4 crews to FA final and 5th crew eliminated from competition.
Prediction
The members of the 5th place crew to be eliminated in this one will be re-racing this
for the rest of their lives. With 500 meters to go, all crews could be within a length and
a quarter of the leader. The USA may want to temper its race a bit in the first 1000
meters and save something for the last 30 strokes in this one.
CAN should start to close on the USA in the second 500, so USA needs to stop CAN's move
there. AUS is expected to start its move on the USA in the 3rd 500 meter interval, so the
USA can expect that challenge, whether or not the earlier challenge comes from CAN. GBR is
also expected to start back on the USA a bit in that same 3rd 500. In the last 500, GBR
has to hold off a fast closing BLR, and at the same time get by AUS or the USA, assuming
CAN moves out as the following race prediction report indicates, which is based strictly
on a mix of each crew's times in its heat. Stay tuned.
LANE CREW RELATIVE POSITIONS ELAPSED SPLIT
1500* CREW TIME TIME
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5 BLR <BLR USA 1:29.04 1:29.04
4 CAN <CAN CAN 1:29.80 1:29.80
3 AUS <AUS AUS 1:30.43 1:30.43
2 USA <USA GBR 1:31.27 1:31.27
1 GBR <GBR BLR 1:31.83 1:31.83
---+---+---+---+---+---+
1000*
---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 BLR <BLR USA 3:03.27 1:34.23
4 CAN <CAN CAN 3:03.80 1:34.00
3 AUS <AUS AUS 3:04.88 1:34.45
2 USA <USA GBR 3:05.82 1:34.55
1 GBR <GBR BLR 3:07.42 1:35.58
---+---+---+---+---+---+
500 *
---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 BLR <BLR CAN 4:39.11 1:35.30
4 CAN <CAN USA 4:39.51 1:36.24
3 AUS <AUS AUS 4:41.08 1:36.19
2 USA <USA GBR 4:42.04 1:36.22
1 GBR <GBR BLR 4:43.91 1:36.48
---+---+---+---+---+---+
FINISH*
---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 BLR <BLR CAN 6:13.60 1:34.48
4 CAN <CAN USA 6:17.36 1:37.85
3 AUS <AUS AUS 6:17.44 1:36.35
2 USA <USA BLR 6:19.01 1:35.10
1 GBR <GBR GBR 6:19.48 1:37.44
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