# 2023 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls

The women's lightweight 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 | 10:02 | Heats |
| Tuesday 5 September 2023 | 11:54 | Repechages |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 10:15 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 16:05 | Semifinals C/D |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 09:44 | Final D |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 10:12 | Final C |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 11:30 | Final B |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 14:07 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

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

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc | Romania | 7:07.16 | SA/B |
| 2 | Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen | Ireland | 7:07.54 | SA/B |
| 3 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:18.73 | R |
| 4 | Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez | Spain | 7:29.97 | R |
| 5 | Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:31.89 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 6:59.28 | SA/B |
| 2 | Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:05.21 | SA/B |
| 3 | Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler | Austria | 7:17.02 | R |
| 4 | Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios | Peru | 7:29.52 | R |
| 5 | Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif | Egypt | 7:36.46 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michelle Sechser Mary Jones | United States | 7:08.58 | SA/B |
| 2 | Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping | China | 7:09.31 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman | Australia | 7:20.61 | R |
| 4 | Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt | Germany | 7:22.21 | R |
| 5 | Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen | Denmark | 7:24.60 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 7:01.81 | SA/B |
| 2 | Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna | Poland | 7:04.67 | SA/B |
| 3 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bové | France | 7:05.74 | R |
| 4 | Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 7:06.27 | R |
| 5 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 7:12.32 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 6:58.89 | SA/B |
| 2 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:00.83 | SA/B |
| 3 | Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler | Austria | 7:03.77 | SC/D |
| 4 | Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen | Denmark | 7:08.12 | SC/D |
| 5 | Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt | Germany | 7:11.19 | SC/D |
| 6 | Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:17.18 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bové | France | 6:57.78 | SA/B |
| 2 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 6:59.69 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman | Australia | 7:01.68 | SC/D |
| 4 | Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez | Spain | 7:14.26 | SC/D |
| 5 | Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios | Peru | 7:16.68 | SC/D |
| 6 | Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif | Egypt | 7:25.21 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler | Austria | 7:46.84 | FC |
| 2 | Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt | Germany | 7:52.95 | FC |
| 3 | Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez | Spain | 8:05.60 | FC |
| 4 | Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif | Egypt | 8:11.31 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman | Australia | 7:40.09 | FC |
| 2 | Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen | Denmark | 7:43.60 | FC |
| 3 | Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 8:00.56 | FC |
| 4 | Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios | Peru | 8:12.50 | FD |

### Semifinals A/B

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

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:23.83 | FA |
| 2 | Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc | Romania | 7:28.24 | FA |
| 3 | Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping | China | 7:31.35 | FA |
| 4 | Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna | Poland | 7:32.82 | FB |
| 5 | Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 7:41.04 | FB |
| 6 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 7:41.33 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 7:23.12 | FA |
| 2 | Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:23.78 | FA |
| 3 | Michelle Sechser Mary Jones | United States | 7:24.32 | FA |
| 4 | Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen | Ireland | 7:24.67 | FB |
| 5 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bové | France | 7:32.73 | FB |
| 6 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:36.96 | 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 | Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios | Peru | 7:13.77 | 19 |
| 2 | Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif | Egypt | 7:16.90 | 20 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman | Australia | 6:57.16 | 13 |
| 2 | Louisa Altenhuber Lara Tiefenthaler | Austria | 7:00.49 | 14 |
| 3 | Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen | Denmark | 7:01.96 | 15 |
| 4 | Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt | Germany | 7:04.85 | 16 |
| 5 | Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez | Spain | 7:06.80 | 17 |
| 6 | Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:11.27 | 18 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen | Ireland | 7:03.39 | 7 |
| 2 | Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna | Poland | 7:04.44 | 8 |
| 3 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 7:10.21 | 9 |
| 4 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:11.14 | 10 |
| 5 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bové | France | 7:12.22 | 11 |
| 6 | Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou | Greece | 7:13.12 | 12 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:19.23 |
| | Michelle Sechser Mary Jones | United States | 7:22.89 |
| | Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc | Romania | 7:23.70 |
| 4 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 7:25.77 |
| 5 | Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:27.81 |
| 6 | Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping | China | 7:31.78 |