# 2023 World Rowing Championships – Women's double sculls

The women's double sculls competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday 4 September 2023 | 10:22 | Heats |
| Wednesday 6 September 2023 | 11:12 | Repechages |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 17:05 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 8 September 2023 | 10:55 | Semifinals A/B |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 10:01 | Final D |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 10:39 | Final C |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 11:37 | Final B |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 13:54 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals A/B. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zoe Hyde Alison Bergin | Ireland | 6:59.39 | SA/B |
| 2 | Donata Karalienė Dovile Rimkutė | Lithuania | 7:02.26 | SA/B |
| 3 | Thea Helseth Jenny Marie Rorvik | Norway | 7:07.90 | R |
| 4 | Saskia Budgett Kyra Edwards | Great Britain | 6:15.68 | R |
| 5 | Salome Ulrich Sofia Meakin | Switzerland | 7:14.49 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kristina Wagner Sophia Vitas | United States | 6:58.91 | SA/B |
| 2 | Stefania Buttignon Silvia Crosio | Italy | 7:00.56 | SA/B |
| 3 | Amanda Bateman Laura Gourley | Australia | 7:02.48 | R |
| 4 | Marilou Duvernay-Tardif Katie Clark | Canada | 7:03.56 | R |
| 5 | Paige Badenhorst Katherine Williams | South Africa | 7:08.33 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Brooke Francis Lucy Spoors | New Zealand | 7:03.74 | SA/B |
| 2 | Lu Shiyu Shen Shuangmei | China | 7:06.07 | SA/B |
| 3 | Nika Johanna Vos Lisa Scheenaard | Netherlands | 7:07.98 | R |
| 4 | Wiktoria Kalinowska Jessika Sobocinska | Poland | 7:14.21 | R |
| 5 | Michala Pospíšilová Kristýna Neuhortová | Czech Republic | 7:19.04 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ancuța Bodnar Simona Radiș | Romania | 6:55.41 | SA/B |
| 2 | Margaux Bailleul Emma Lunatti | France | 7:02.74 | SA/B |
| 3 | Leonie Menzel Maren Völz | Germany | 7:14.60 | R |
| 4 | Sofia Dalidou Evangelia Fragkou | Greece | 7:21.49 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals A/B. The remaining boats were sent to the semifinals C/D.

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Amanda Bateman Laura Gourley | Australia | 7:02.27 | SA/B |
| 2 | Thea Helseth Jenny Marie Rorvik | Norway | 7:03.74 | SA/B |
| 3 | Wiktoria Kalinowska Jessika Sobocinska | Poland | 7:09.01 | SC/D |
| 4 | Salome Ulrich Sofia Meakin | Switzerland | 7:09.41 | SC/D |
| 5 | Michala Pospíšilová Kristýna Neuhortová | Czech Republic | 7:15.64 | SC/D |
| 6 | Sofia Dalidou Evangelia Fragkou | Greece | 7:16.92 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nika Johanna Vos Lisa Scheenaard | Netherlands | 7:00.76 | SA/B |
| 2 | Paige Badenhorst Katherine Williams | South Africa | 7:01.25 | SA/B |
| 3 | Leonie Menzel Maren Völz | Germany | 7:01.87 | SC/D |
| 4 | Marilou Duvernay-Tardif Katie Clark | Canada | 7:09.00 | SC/D |
| 5 | Saskia Budgett Kyra Edwards | Great Britain | 7:10.70 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

The two fastest boats in semifinal 1 and three fastest boats in semifinal 2 advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marilou Duvernay-Tardif Katie Clark | Canada | 7:32.04 | FC |
| 2 | Wiktoria Kalinowska Jessika Sobocinska | Poland | 7:37.02 | FC |
| 3 | Michala Pospíšilová Kristýna Neuhortová | Czech Republic | 7:47.60 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Saskia Budgett Kyra Edwards | Great Britain | 7:20.77 | FC |
| 2 | Leonie Menzel Maren Völz | Germany | 7:21.15 | FC |
| 3 | Salome Ulrich Sofia Meakin | Switzerland | 7:26.48 | FC |
| 4 | Sofia Dalidou Evangelia Fragkou | Greece | 7:30.94 | FD |

### Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kristina Wagner Sophia Vitas | United States | 7:01.76 | FA |
| 2 | Zoe Hyde Alison Bergin | Ireland | 7:02.22 | FA |
| 3 | Margaux Bailleul Emma Lunatti | France | 7:06.03 | FA |
| 4 | Lu Shiyu Shen Shuangmei | China | 7:08.14 | FB |
| 5 | Amanda Bateman Laura Gourley | Australia | 7:12.88 | FB |
| 6 | Paige Badenhorst Katherine Williams | South Africa | 7:16.62 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ancuța Bodnar Simona Radiș | Romania | 7:04.97 | FA |
| 2 | Donata Karalienė Dovile Rimkutė | Lithuania | 7:09.09 | FA |
| 3 | Brooke Francis Lucy Spoors | New Zealand | 7:12.62 | FA |
| 4 | Nika Johanna Vos Lisa Scheenaard | Netherlands | 7:16.17 | FB |
| 5 | Thea Helseth Jenny Marie Rorvik | Norway | 7:21.55 | FB |
| 6 | Stefania Buttignon Silvia Crosio | Italy | 7:22.93 | FB |

### Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.

#### Final D

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Michala Pospíšilová Markéta Nedělová | Czech Republic | 7:11.27 | 18 |
| | Sofia Dalidou Evangelia Fragkou | Greece | DNS | |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Saskia Budgett Kyra Edwards | Great Britain | 6:59.20 | 13 |
| 2 | Leonie Menzel Maren Völz | Germany | 7:00.70 | 14 |
| 3 | Marilou Duvernay-Tardif Katie Clark | Canada | 7:00.78 | 15 |
| 4 | Salome Ulrich Sofia Meakin | Switzerland | 7:04.24 | 16 |
| 5 | Wiktoria Kalinowska Jessika Sobocinska | Poland | 7:04.54 | 17 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Stefania Buttignon Silvia Crosio | Italy | 6:53.71 | 7 |
| 2 | Amanda Bateman Laura Gourley | Australia | 6:53.76 | 8 |
| 3 | Thea Helseth Jenny Marie Rorvik | Norway | 6:53.78 | 9 |
| 4 | Lu Shiyu Shen Shuangmei | China | 6:55.11 | 10 |
| 5 | Nika Johanna Vos Lisa Scheenaard | Netherlands | 6:55.72 | 11 |
| 6 | Paige Badenhorst Katherine Williams | South Africa | 6:56.30 | 12 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Ancuța Bodnar Simona Radiș | Romania | 6:46.94 |
| | Donata Karalienė Dovile Rimkutė | Lithuania | 6:50.34 |
| | Kristina Wagner Sophia Vitas | United States | 6:50.45 |
| 4 | Zoe Hyde Alison Bergin | Ireland | 6:52.21 |
| 5 | Brooke Francis Lucy Spoors | New Zealand | 6:54.99 |
| 6 | Margaux Bailleul Emma Lunatti | France | 7:06.45 |