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Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls (BLW2x) – Semifinals

A loud ‘ohhhh’ rose from the crowd just after the finish of Semifinal One, when two crews – Greece and New Zealand – matched each other stroke for stroke right to the line. This race opened with the reigning under 23 champions, Greece’s Triantafyllia Kalampoka and Christina Giazitzidou, in the lead. By the half-way point newcomers Lucy Strack and Julia Edward of New Zealand had moved from third to second behind Greece while Great Britain’s Katherine Copeland and Charlotte Burgess held on to third.

As Great Britain slipped back, the battle between Greece and New Zealand intensified in the second half of the race. Coming into the line there was absolutely nothing in it with the Greeks and New Zealand crew side by side. The crowd was on their feet. The photo finish declared a Greek win by 1/100th of a second. Great Britain qualified from third. Greece had finished just two seconds outside the World Best Time.