# 2018 World Rowing Cup

The 2018 World Rowing Cup was held over three regattas, or stages, from 1 June to 15 July 2018.

## Stage 1

The first event of the 2018 World Rowing Cup took place in Belgrade, Serbia, 1–3 June 2018.

### Medal summary

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Men's events |||||||
| LM1x | Germany 1 | 06:58.43 | Switzerland | 07:06.17 | Germany 2 | 07:06.48 |
| LM2x | Poland | 06:13.04 | Belgium | 06:14.09 | Ireland | 06:14.10 |
| LM4x | Czech Republic | 06:06.07 | Hungary | 06:08.01 | | |
| M1x | Czech Republic | 06:44.82 | Switzerland | 06:45.59 | Germany 2 | 06:46.23 |
| M2- | Croatia | 06:19.37 | Czech Republic | 06:20.99 | Belarus | 06:23.36 |
| M2x | Lithuania 1 | 06:08.29 | Great Britain | 06:09.08 | Germany | 06:10.70 |
| M4- | Netherlands 2 | 05:51.05 | Netherlands 1 | 05:52.41 | Belarus | 05:52.42 |
| M4x | Great Britain | 05:38.86 | Germany | 05:39.13 | Norway | 05:41.65 |
| M8+ | Germany | 05:24.91 | Great Britain | 05:26.01 | Romania | 05:31.48 |
| PR1 M1x | Ukraine | 10:12.04 | Great Britain | 10:30.77 | Belgium | 11:21.49 |
| PR2 Mix2x | Netherlands | 08:42.13 | Ukraine | 09:13.37 | | |
| Women's events |||||||
| LW1x | Belarus | 07:46.15 | Canada | 07:47.94 | Germany 1 | 07:48.95 |
| LW2x | Netherlands | 06:49.27 | South Africa | 06:51.30 | Great Britain 1 | 06:51.64 |
| W1x | Switzerland | 07:22.78 | Ireland | 07:25.30 | Austria | 07:25.51 |
| W2- | Canada | 06:58.88 | Spain | 07:04.23 | Netherlands | 07:04.40 |
| W2x | Netherlands | 06:47.69 | Germany | 06:49.97 | Lithuania | 06:50.95 |
| W4- | Netherlands 2 | 06:27.36 | Netherlands 1 | 06:28.65 | Russia | 06:30.13 |
| W4x | Netherlands | 06:14.31 | Poland | 06:16.15 | Germany | 06:17.42 |
| W8+ | Netherlands | 06:07.22 | Great Britain | 06:11.13 | China 1 | 06:14.79 |
| PR1 W1x | Norway | 11:17.32 | Ukraine | 13:32.43 | | |

## Stage 2

The second event of the 2018 World Rowing Cup took place in Ottensheim near Linz, Austria, 21–24 June 2018.

### Medal summary

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Men's events |||||||
| LM1x | Germany 1 | 06:52.41 | Switzerland 1 | 06:55.31 | Italy | 06:55.68 |
| LM2- | Brazil | 06:48.12 | Austria | 06:53.25 | | |
| LM2x | Italy 1 | 06:22.71 | Norway | 06:24.45 | Belgium | 06:25.84 |
| LM4x | Italy | 05:52.58 | Germany | 05:58.36 | Norway | 06:01.00 |
| M1x | New Zealand 1 | 06:44.96 | Germany 2 | 06:46.20 | Germany 1 | 06:47.27 |
| M2- | Czech Republic | 06:27.55 | Croatia 1 | 06:28.43 | France 1 | 06:29.44 |
| M2x | Great Britain | 06:11.24 | Germany | 06:13.71 | Switzerland | 06:14.49 |
| M4- | Australia | 05:50.70 | Romania | 05:53.76 | Germany | 05:56.60 |
| M4x | Italy | 05:40.28 | Netherlands | 05:42.04 | Germany | 05:42.52 |
| M8+ | Germany | 05:26.88 | Great Britain | 05:28.18 | Netherlands 1 | 05:29.37 |
| PR1 M1x | Ukraine | 09:38.65 | Russia | 09:50.93 | Great Britain | 09:58.12 |
| PR2 M1x | Netherlands | 08:38.53 | Great Britain | 08:57.54 | Italy | 10:03.37 |
| PR2 Mix2x | Netherlands | 08:13.26 | Brazil | 08:29.29 | Poland | 08:32.59 |
| PR3 M2- | Great Britain | 07:11.22 | France 1 | 07:13.22 | France 2 | 07:26.56 |
| PR3 Mix2x | Austria | 08:02.54 | | | | |
| PR3 Mix4+ | Ukraine | 07:25.31 | Italy | 07:26.25 | | |
| Women's events |||||||
| LW1x | Poland | 07:35.25 | Belarus | 07:37.37 | Italy | 07:38.32 |
| LW2x | Italy | 06:54.10 | Netherlands | 06:55.63 | Romania | 06:57.02 |
| W1x | Switzerland | 07:19.52 | Austria | 07:22.93 | Denmark | 07:23.08 |
| W2- | New Zealand | 07:08.53 | Italy 1 | 07:15.30 | Great Britain 2 | 07:22.24 |
| W2x | New Zealand | 06:52.30 | Netherlands | 06:54.75 | Germany 2 | 06:58.20 |
| W4- | Australia 1 | 06:30.83 | United Kingdom | 06:32.47 | China 1 | 06:33.20 |
| W4x | Germany | 06:25.91 | China 1 | 06:28.77 | Australia | 06:28.92 |
| W8+ | Netherlands | 06:03.78 | New Zealand | 06:05.56 | Australia 1 | 06:09.55 |
| PR1 W1x | Norway | 10:46.22 | Ukraine | 11:31.46 | Germany | 11:33.47 |
| PR2 W1x | France | 09:40.53 | Netherlands | 09:50.58 | | |

## Stage 3

The third event of the 2018 World Rowing Cup took place in Lucerne, Switzerland, 13–15 July 2018.

### Medal summary

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Men's events |||||||
| LM1x | Switzerland 1 | 06:55.88 | Australia 1 | 06:58.97 | Germany 2 | 06:59.24 |
| LM2x | Ireland | 06:28.50 | Belgium | 06:29.30 | Denmark | 06:32.39 |
| LM4x | Germany | 05:55.30 | Denmark | 05:55.92 | Netherlands | 05:58.38 |
| M1x | New Zealand 1 | 06:55.30 | Germany 2 | 06:59.45 | Czech Republic | 07:00.72 |
| M2- | New Zealand 1 | 06:32.93 | France 1 | 06:33.58 | Czech Republic | 06:33.64 |
| M2x | Poland | 06:18.86 | Germany | 06:19.80 | Switzerland | 06:20.15 |
| M4- | Australia 1 | 05:51.40 | Netherlands | 05:55.14 | South Africa | 05:58.52 |
| M4x | Great Britain | 05:44.25 | Netherlands | 05:44.99 | Poland | 05:45.33 |
| M8+ | Germany | 05:31.81 | Australia 1 | 05:31.95 | Netherlands 1 | 05:33.72 |
| Women's events |||||||
| LW1x | Germany | 07:39.21 | Australia 1 | 07:42.77 | Poland | 07:43.07 |
| LW2x | Poland | 07:06.40 | New Zealand | 07:08.40 | Switzerland | 07:09.73 |
| LW4x | China | 06:28.04 | Denmark | 06:31.07 | Germany | 06:32.37 |
| W1x | Switzerland | 07:35.94 | Ireland | 07:36.17 | Canada | 07:37.03 |
| W2- | New Zealand | 07:07.20 | Canada | 07:07.63 | United States 2 | 07:17.79 |
| W2x | New Zealand | 06:50.12 | Canada | 06:52.80 | United States | 06:53.04 |
| W4- | Australia 1 | 06:27.03 | Denmark | 06:28.67 | United States 2 | 06:32.08 |
| W4x | Germany 1 | 06:27.28 | Poland | 06:29.28 | Netherlands | 06:31.04 |
| W8+ | New Zealand | 06:06.17 | Canada | 06:08.11 | United States | 06:09.17 |

## World Cup standings

| Rank | Nation | Belgrade points | Linz points | Lucerne points | Overall points |
| 1 | Germany | 43 | 50 | 37 | 130 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 60 | 35 | 32 | 127 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 46 | 43 | 15 | 104 |
| 4 | New Zealand | | 43 | 56 | 99 |
| 5 | Australia | | 36 | 32 | 68 |
| 5 | Poland | 25 | 11 | 32 | 68 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 20 | 21 | 21 | 62 |
| 8 | Canada | 13 | | 33 | 46 |
| 9 | China | 16 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 10 | Italy | | 36 | | 36 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 15 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 12 | Denmark | 12 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| 12 | United States | 3 | | 30 | 33 |
| 14 | France | 7 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
| 15 | Romania | 13 | 16 | | 29 |
| 16 | Ireland | 11 | | 14 | 25 |
| 17 | Austria | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 17 | Belarus | 14 | 5 | | 19 |
| 19 | Lithuania | 13 | | 5 | 18 |
| 20 | Belgium | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 20 | Norway | 7 | 10 | | 17 |
| 20 | South Africa | 8 | | 9 | 17 |
| 20 | Russia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 24 | Croatia | 8 | 6 | | 14 |
| 24 | Spain | 9 | | 5 | 14 |
| 26 | Ukraine | | 7 | | 7 |
| 27 | Serbia | 4 | | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | Cuba | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| 28 | Greece | | 4 | | 4 |
| 30 | Hungary | | 2 | | 2 |
| 31 | Estonia | 1 | | | 1 |
| 31 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | 1 |