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

The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 3 September 2023 | 11:51 | Heats |
| Tuesday 5 September 2023 | 10:50 | Repechages |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 12:35 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 15:35 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 8 September 2023 | 13:13 | Final D |
| Friday 8 September 2023 | 13:29 | Final C |
| Friday 8 September 2023 | 13:53 | Final B |
| Friday 8 September 2023 | 14:15 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

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

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 7:39.21 | SAB |
| 2 | Aurélie Morizot | France | 7:44.34 | SAB |
| 3 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 8:14.21 | R |
| 4 | Sofija Kocanović | Serbia | 8:42.22 | R |
| 5 | Conceição Ngola | Angola | 9:54.41 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 7:37.13 | SAB |
| 2 | Zuzanna Jasińska | Poland | 7:38.74 | SAB |
| 3 | Olivia Bates | Great Britain | 7:40.76 | R |
| 4 | Maia Emilie Lund | Norway | 7:54.77 | R |
| 5 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 8:09.90 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sophia Luwis | United States | 7:42.04 | SAB |
| 2 | Eline Rol | Switzerland | 7:42.93 | SAB |
| 3 | Dora Dragičević | Croatia | 7:55.81 | R |
| 4 | Ilaria Corazza | Italy | 8:00.97 | R |
| 5 | Rachael Kennedy | New Zealand | 8:05.23 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gianina van Groningen | Romania | 7:35.23 | SAB |
| 2 | Siobhan McCrohan | Ireland | 7:39.53 | SAB |
| 3 | Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:45.54 | R |
| 4 | Teresa Díaz Moreno | Spain | 7:57.21 | R |
| | Anastasiia Liubich | Individual Neutral Athletes | EXC | EXC |

### 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 | Olivia Bates | Great Britain | 7:39.96 | SA/B |
| 2 | Ilaria Corazza | Italy | 7:44.34 | SA/B |
| 3 | Teresa Díaz Moreno | Spain | 7:47.87 | SC/D |
| 4 | Rachael Kennedy | New Zealand | 8:03.04 | SC/D |
| 5 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 8:08.87 | SC/D |
| 6 | Conceição Ngola | Angola | 9:49.21 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Maia Emilie Lund | Norway | 7:44.03 | SA/B |
| 2 | Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:46.36 | SA/B |
| 3 | Dora Dragičević | Croatia | 7:52.52 | SC/D |
| 4 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 8:00.44 | SC/D |
| 5 | Sofija Kocanović | Serbia | 8:41.69 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

The two fastest boats in semifinal 1 and three fastest boats in semifinal 2 advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Teresa Díaz Moreno | Spain | 9:05.40 | FC |
| 2 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 9:09.25 | FC |
| 3 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 9:09.42 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dora Dragičević | Croatia | 9:12.18 | FC |
| 2 | Rachael Kennedy | New Zealand | 9:16.23 | FC |
| 3 | Sofija Kocanović | Serbia | 10:21.59 | FC |
| 4 | Conceição Ngola | Angola | 12:19.00 | 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 | Siobhan McCrohan | Ireland | 8:44.91 | FA |
| 2 | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 8:47.00 | FA |
| 3 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 8:54.30 | FA |
| 4 | Olivia Bates | Great Britain | 8:58.61 | FB |
| 5 | Eline Rol | Switzerland | 9:03.74 | FB |
| 6 | Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 9:15.94 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sophia Luwis | United States | 8:46.12 | FA |
| 2 | Aurélie Morizot | France | 8:47.71 | FA |
| 3 | Gianina van Groningen | Romania | 8:53.01 | FA |
| 4 | Zuzanna Jasińska | Poland | 8:59.86 | FB |
| 5 | Ilaria Corazza | Italy | 9:03.36 | FB |
| 6 | Maia Emilie Lund | Norway | 9:10.39 | 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 | Aura Forsberg | Finland | 9:18.44 | 18 |
| 2 | Conceição Ngola | Angola | 12:17.46 | 19 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Teresa Díaz Moreno | Spain | 9:04.34 | 13 |
| 2 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 9:24.12 | 14 |
| 3 | Rachael Kennedy | New Zealand | 9:35.56 | 15 |
| 4 | Dora Dragičević | Croatia | 10:17.66 | 16 |
| 5 | Sofija Kocanović | Serbia | 10:33.34 | 17 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Eline Rol | Switzerland | 8:32.59 | 7 |
| 2 | Zuzanna Jasińska | Poland | 8:37.45 | 8 |
| 3 | Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 8:40.03 | 9 |
| 4 | Ilaria Corazza | Italy | 8:43.18 | 10 |
| 5 | Maia Emilie Lund | Norway | 8:52.88 | 11 |
| | Olivia Bates | Great Britain | DNS | 12 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Siobhan McCrohan | Ireland | 8:47.96 |
| | Kenia Lechuga | Mexico | 8:51.57 |
| | Sophia Luwis | United States | 8:52.48 |
| 4 | Martine Veldhuis | Netherlands | 9:00.67 |
| 5 | Aurélie Morizot | France | 9:05.06 |
| 6 | Gianina van Groningen | Romania | 9:13.46 |