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

The women's lightweight single 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 | 10:51 | Heats |
| Tuesday 26 September 2017 | 12:03 | Repechage |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | 10:31 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | 13:36 | Final C |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 09:10 | Final B |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 12:30 | Final A |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

## Results
### Heats

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

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marieke Keijser | Netherlands | 7:45.39 | SA/B |
| 2 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 7:46.22 | SA/B |
| 3 | Licet Hernández | Cuba | 7:58.09 | SA/B |
| 4 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:02.47 | R |
| 5 | Choi Yu-ri | South Korea | 8:12.11 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Patricia Merz | Switzerland | 7:41.63 | SA/B |
| 2 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:42.49 | SA/B |
| 3 | Martyna Mikołajczak | Poland | 7:47.74 | SA/B |
| 4 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 8:11.87 | R |
| 5 | Gabriela Mosqueira | Paraguay | 8:29.40 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Denise Walsh | Ireland | 7:43.87 | SA/B |
| 2 | Kirsten McCann | South Africa | 7:44.38 | SA/B |
| 3 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:50.89 | SA/B |
| 4 | Leonie Pieper | Germany | 8:03.34 | R |
| 5 | Nour El-Houda Ettaieb | Tunisia | 8:37.95 | R |

### Repechage

The three fastest boats advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Leonie Pieper | Germany | 7:56.52 | SA/B |
| 2 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:59.12 | SA/B |
| 3 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:02.22 | SA/B |
| 4 | Choi Yu-ri | South Korea | 8:13.54 | FC |
| 5 | Gabriela Mosqueira | Paraguay | 8:21.77 | FC |
| 6 | Nour El-Houda Ettaieb | Tunisia | 8:24.31 | 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 | Kirsten McCann | South Africa | 7:39.55 | FA |
| 2 | Patricia Merz | Switzerland | 7:39.63 | FA |
| 3 | Marieke Keijser | Netherlands | 7:49.17 | FA |
| 4 | Martyna Mikołajczak | Poland | 7:56.88 | FB |
| 5 | Leonie Pieper | Germany | 8:00.87 | FB |
| 6 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:12.59 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Denise Walsh | Ireland | 7:45.89 | FA |
| 2 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:46.54 | FA |
| 3 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 7:46.78 | FA |
| 4 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:55.48 | FB |
| 5 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:58.60 | FB |
| – | Licet Hernández | Cuba | DNS | – |

### 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 | Choi Yu-ri | South Korea | 8:15.88 |
| 2 | Gabriela Mosqueira | Paraguay | 8:21.38 |
| 3 | Nour El-Houda Ettaieb | Tunisia | 8:25.74 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:50.78 |
| 2 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:53.73 |
| 3 | Martyna Mikołajczak | Poland | 8:00.30 |
| 4 | Leonie Pieper | Germany | 8:06.14 |
| 5 | Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:16.22 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| | Kirsten McCann | South Africa | 7:38.78 |
| | Marieke Keijser | Netherlands | 7:41.00 |
| | Mary Jones | United States | 7:42.45 |
| 4 | Patricia Merz | Switzerland | 7:43.38 |
| 5 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 7:44.93 |
| 6 | Denise Walsh | Ireland | 7:49.27 |