# 2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls

The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 9 September 2018 | 10:02 | Heats |
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 10:26 | Repechages |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 11:00 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 14:45 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 13:16 | Final A |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 15:19 | Final B |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 15:35 | Final C |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 15:51 | Final D |
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

## Results
### Heats

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

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jill Moffatt | Canada | 7:42.14 | SA/B |
| 2 | Alice Arch | Australia | 7:43.34 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anja Manoutschehri | Austria | 7:49.94 | R |
| 4 | Dorottya Bene | Hungary | 7:59.88 | R |
| 5 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 8:05.82 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:29.39 | SA/B |
| 2 | Alena Furman | Belarus | 7:38.22 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 7:49.61 | R |
| 4 | Ai Tsuchiya | Japan | 7:53.17 | R |
| 5 | Iben Østergaard | Denmark | 8:08.59 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:39.77 | SA/B |
| 2 | Katarzyna Welna | Poland | 7:44.55 | SA/B |
| 3 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:47.99 | R |
| 4 | Amina Rouba | Algeria | 7:53.24 | R |
| 5 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:03.94 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Laura Tarantola | France | 7:35.03 | SA/B |
| 2 | Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:36.38 | SA/B |
| 3 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:42.59 | R |
| 4 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:44.54 | R |
| 5 | Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:47.73 | R |

### Repechages

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

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 7:46.01 | SA/B |
| 2 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:46.98 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anja Manoutschehri | Austria | 7:48.86 | SC/D |
| 4 | Amina Rouba | Algeria | 7:55.60 | SC/D |
| 5 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:05.19 | SC/D |
| – | Emma Fredh | Sweden | DNS | – |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:39.84 | SA/B |
| 2 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:43.68 | SA/B |
| 3 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:47.88 | SC/D |
| 4 | Iben Østergaard | Denmark | 7:49.90 | SC/D |
| 5 | Dorottya Bene | Hungary | 7:55.25 | SC/D |
| 6 | Ai Tsuchiya | Japan | 7:55.58 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

All but the slowest boat in each semi were sent to the C final. The slowest boats were sent to the D final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anja Manoutschehri | Austria | 7:59.20 | FC |
| 2 | Iben Østergaard | Denmark | 8:06.57 | FC |
| 3 | Ai Tsuchiya | Japan | 8:12.11 | FC |
| 4 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:17.55 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 8:04.52 | FC |
| 2 | Dorottya Bene | Hungary | 8:05.26 | FC |
| 3 | Amina Rouba | Algeria | 8:10.36 | 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 | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:43.01 | FA |
| 2 | Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:44.84 | FA |
| 3 | Jill Moffatt | Canada | 7:45.85 | FA |
| 4 | Katarzyna Welna | Poland | 7:52.07 | FB |
| 5 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 8:00.82 | FB |
| 6 | Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 8:05.20 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alena Furman | Belarus | 7:43.34 | FA |
| 2 | Laura Tarantola | France | 7:43.41 | FA |
| 3 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:44.02 | FA |
| 4 | Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:50.13 | FB |
| 5 | Alice Arch | Australia | 7:50.99 | FB |
| 6 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 8:00.07 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final D

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Amina Rouba | Algeria | 8:12.53 |
| 2 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:19.61 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Anja Manoutschehri | Austria | 7:55.39 |
| 2 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 8:00.70 |
| 3 | Iben Østergaard | Denmark | 8:05.17 |
| 4 | Dorottya Bene | Hungary | 8:08.28 |
| 5 | Ai Tsuchiya | Japan | 8:09.45 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:52.27 |
| 2 | Katarzyna Welna | Poland | 7:52.37 |
| 3 | Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:56.11 |
| 4 | Alice Arch | Australia | 7:56.25 |
| 5 | Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:57.66 |
| 6 | Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 8:03.93 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| | Laura Tarantola | France | 7:51.79 |
| | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:51.96 |
| | Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:52.61 |
| 4 | Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:53.70 |
| 5 | Jill Moffatt | Canada | 8:02.39 |
| 6 | Alena Furman | Belarus | 13:30.77 |