# 2017 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls

The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota took place in Nathan Benderson Park.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 24 September 2017 | 11:50 | Heats |
| Tuesday 26 September 2017 | 13:00 | Repechages |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | 12:11 | Semifinals A/B |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 14:00 | Final C |
| Saturday 30 September 2017 | 09:15 | Final B |
| Saturday 30 September 2017 | 11:08 | Final A |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

## 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 | Zoe McBride Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:05.97 | SA/B |
| 2 | Ionela-Livia Lehaci Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:07.28 | SA/B |
| 3 | Aja Runge Holmegaard Juliane Rasmussen | Denmark | 7:10.82 | R |
| 4 | Allegra Francalacci Valentina Rodini | Italy | 7:13.01 | R |
| 5 | Katherine Copeland Emily Craig | Great Britain | 7:13.69 | R |
| 6 | Fabiola Nunez Melissa Marquez | Mexico | 7:53.41 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Claire Bove Laura Tarantola | France | 7:08.47 | SA/B |
| 2 | Chen Fang Pan Dandan | China | 7:12.93 | SA/B |
| 3 | Fini Sturm Leonie Pless | Germany | 7:17.36 | R |
| 4 | Pauline Delacroix Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:18.27 | R |
| 5 | Thomais Emmanouilidou Maria Pergouli | Greece | 7:23.06 | R |
| – | Glory Semidara Favour Bewei | Nigeria | EXC | – |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Weronika Deresz Joanna Dorociak | Poland | 7:05.43 | SA/B |
| 2 | Emily Schmieg Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:05.59 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anastasiia Ianina Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 7:08.64 | R |
| 4 | Alice Erkos Annie Svensson | Sweden | 7:19.31 | R |
| 5 | Yulisa Lopez Guerra Jenniffer Zuniga | Guatemala | 7:40.12 | R |
| 6 | Camila Valle Pamela Noya | Peru | 7:47.60 | R |

### Repechages

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

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aja Runge Holmegaard Juliane Rasmussen | Denmark | 7:00.83 | SA/B |
| 2 | Fini Sturm Leonie Pless | Germany | 7:06.32 | SA/B |
| 3 | Thomais Emmanouilidou Maria Pergouli | Greece | 7:06.75 | SA/B |
| 4 | Alice Erkos Annie Svensson | Sweden | 7:08.18 | FC |
| 5 | Fabiola Nunez Melissa Marquez | Mexico | 7:38.32 | FC |
| 6 | Camila Valle Pamela Noya | Peru | 7:41.94 | FC |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katherine Copeland Emily Craig | Great Britain | 7:00.00 | SA/B |
| 2 | Allegra Francalacci Valentina Rodini | Italy | 7:01.65 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anastasiia Ianina Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 7:03.61 | SA/B |
| 4 | Pauline Delacroix Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:08.42 | FC |
| 5 | Yulisa Lopez Guerra Jenniffer Zuniga | Guatemala | 7:35.71 | FC |

### Semifinals

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 | Zoe McBride Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:00.83 | FA |
| 2 | Weronika Deresz Joanna Dorociak | Poland | 7:03.08 | FA |
| 3 | Aja Runge Holmegaard Juliane Rasmussen | Denmark | 7:04.92 | FA |
| 4 | Chen Fang Pan Dandan | China | 7:09.03 | FB |
| 5 | Allegra Francalacci Valentina Rodini | Italy | 7:11.08 | FB |
| 6 | Thomais Emmanouilidou Maria Pergouli | Greece | 7:16.21 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emily Schmieg Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:00.72 | FA |
| 2 | Ionela-Livia Lehaci Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:02.05 | FA |
| 3 | Katherine Copeland Emily Craig | Great Britain | 7:02.52 | FA |
| 4 | Claire Bove Laura Tarantola | France | 7:04.29 | FB |
| 5 | Anastasiia Ianina Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 7:12.05 | FB |
| 6 | Fini Sturm Leonie Pless | Germany | 7:23.24 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final C

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Alice Erkos Annie Svensson | Sweden | 7:06.53 |
| 2 | Pauline Delacroix Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:06.66 |
| 3 | Yulisa Lopez Guerra Jenniffer Zuniga | Guatemala | 7:28.61 |
| 4 | Camila Valle Pamela Noya | Peru | 7:31.21 |
| 5 | Fabiola Nunez Melissa Marquez | Mexico | 7:36.76 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Claire Bove Laura Tarantola | France | 6:57.63 |
| 2 | Allegra Francalacci Valentina Rodini | Italy | 6:57.93 |
| 3 | Fini Sturm Leonie Pless | Germany | 7:04.06 |
| 4 | Chen Fang Pan Dandan | China | 7:05.56 |
| 5 | Thomais Emmanouilidou Maria Pergouli | Greece | 7:05.98 |
| 6 | Anastasiia Ianina Anastasia Lebedeva | Russia | 7:10.80 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| | Ionela-Livia Lehaci Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 6:55.88 |
| | Zoe McBride Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 6:56.09 |
| | Emily Schmieg Michelle Sechser | United States | 6:56.38 |
| 4 | Weronika Deresz Joanna Dorociak | Poland | 7:01.07 |
| 5 | Katherine Copeland Emily Craig | Great Britain | 7:03.27 |
| 6 | Aja Runge Holmegaard Juliane Rasmussen | Denmark | 7:05.53 |