# 2023 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls

The women's 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 | 10:26 | Heats |
| Monday 4 September 2023 | 16:26 | Repechages |
| Wednesday 6 September 2023 | 11:54 | Quarterfinals AD |
| Wednesday 6 September 2023 | 15:58 | Semifinals E/F |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 15:55 | Semifinals C/D |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 17:30 | Final F |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 17:40 | Final E |
| Friday 8 September 2023 | 10:15 | Semifinals A/B |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 09:47 | Final D |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 10:25 | Final C |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 11:23 | Final B |
| Sunday 10 September 2023 | 14:44 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alexandra Föster | Germany | 7:23.31 | QAD |
| 2 | Virginia Díaz Rivas | Spain | 7:25.48 | QAD |
| 3 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:26.01 | QAD |
| 4 | Anna Prakaten | Uzbekistan | 7:28.76 | R |
| 5 | Elis Özbay | Turkey | 7:33.03 | R |
| 6 | Alia Qali | Kuwait | 9:19.93 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:23.43 | QAD |
| 2 | Liu Ruiqi | China | 7:26.62 | QAD |
| 3 | Inger Seim Kavlie | Norway | 7:28.26 | QAD |
| 4 | Marta Wieliczko | Poland | 7:33.43 | R |
| 5 | Kira Yuvchenko | Individual Neutral Athletes | 7:33.54 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tara Rigney | Australia | 7:21.90 | QAD |
| 2 | Viktorija Senkutė | Lithuania | 7:24.08 | QAD |
| 3 | Marie Jacquet | France | 7:28.57 | QAD |
| 4 | Akoko Komlanvi | Togo | 8:28.48 | R |
| 5 | Maryam Isa | Bahrain | 11:17.51 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 7:24.96 | QAD |
| 2 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:25.53 | QAD |
| 3 | Ioana-Madalina Morosan | Romania | 7:29.86 | QAD |
| 4 | Lucy Glover | Great Britain | 7:37.14 | R |
| 5 | Laine Rumpe | Latvia | 7:54.95 | R |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:24.88 | QAD |
| 2 | Tatsiana Klimovich | Individual Neutral Athletes | 7:28.92 | QAD |
| 3 | Aurelia-Maxima Janzen | Switzerland | 7:39.31 | QAD |
| 4 | Nina Kostanjšek | Slovenia | 7:45.60 | R |
| 5 | Adriana Sanguineti Velasco | Peru | 7:50.72 | R |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Karolien Florijn | Netherlands | 7:18.55 | QAD |
| 2 | Jovana Arsić | Serbia | 7:23.33 | QAD |
| 3 | Diana Serebrianska | Ukraine | 7:32.55 | QAD |
| 4 | Lenka Lukšová | Czech Republic | 7:38.84 | R |
| 5 | Shiho Yonekawa | Japan | 7:39.59 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the EF semifinals.

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anna Prakaten | Uzbekistan | 8:05.40 | Q |
| 2 | Lenka Lukšová | Czech Republic | 8:15.16 | Q |
| 3 | Adriana Sanguineti Velasco | Peru | 8:32.42 | SEF |
| 4 | Maryam Isa | Bahrain | 12:08.94 | SEF |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shiho Yonekawa | Japan | 8:14.11 | Q |
| 2 | Lucy Glover | Great Britain | 8:14.77 | Q |
| 3 | Elis Özbay | Turkey | 8:21.51 | SEF |
| 4 | Marta Wieliczko | Poland | 8:24.55 | SEF |

#### Repechage 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kira Yuvchenko | Individual Neutral Athletes | 8:23.44 | Q |
| 2 | Nina Kostanjšek | Slovenia | 8:35.73 | Q |
| 3 | Laine Rumpe | Latvia | 8:48.83 | SEF |
| 4 | Akoko Komlanvi | Togo | 9:17.09 | SEF |
| 5 | Alia Qali | Kuwait | 10:20.69 | SEF |

### Quarterfinals

The three fastest boats in each Quarterfinal advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.

#### Quarterfinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:52.44 | SA/B |
| 2 | Viktorija Senkutė | Lithuania | 7:57.48 | SA/B |
| 3 | Alexandra Föster | Germany | 7:58.16 | SA/B |
| 4 | Anna Prakaten | Uzbekistan | 8:07.24 | SC/D |
| 5 | Diana Serebrianska | Ukraine | 8:12.99 | SC/D |
| 6 | Nina Kostanjšek | Slovenia | 8:40.79 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tara Rigney | Australia | 7:56.73 | SA/B |
| 2 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 7:58.68 | SA/B |
| 3 | Tatsiana Klimovich | Individual Neutral Athletes | 7:59.85 | SA/B |
| 4 | Kira Yuvchenko | Individual Neutral Athletes | 8:07.35 | SC/D |
| 5 | Ioana-Madalina Morosan | Romania | 8:10.50 | SC/D |
| 6 | Lucy Glover | Great Britain | 8:15.65 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:52.41 | SA/B |
| 2 | Jovana Arsić | Serbia | 7:56.23 | SA/B |
| 3 | Virginia Díaz Rivas | Spain | 7:59.32 | SA/B |
| 4 | Inger Seim Kavlie | Norway | 8:01.25 | SC/D |
| 5 | Marie Jacquet | France | 8:08.44 | SC/D |
| 6 | Shiho Yonekawa | Japan | 8:11.76 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Karolien Florijn | Netherlands | 7:53.39 | SA/B |
| 2 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:55.93 | SA/B |
| 3 | Aurelia-Maxima Janzen | Switzerland | 7:57.38 | SA/B |
| 4 | Liu Ruiqi | China | 8:03.70 | SC/D |
| 5 | Lenka Lukšová | Czech Republic | 8:12.49 | SC/D |
| 6 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 8:16.15 | SC/D |

### Semifinals E/F

The two fastest boats in each Semifinal advanced to the Final E. The remaining boats were sent to the Final F.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marta Wieliczko | Poland | 8:40.11 | FE |
| 2 | Adriana Sanguineti Velasco | Peru | 8:59.64 | FE |
| 3 | Laine Rumpe | Latvia | 9:15.88 | FE |
| 4 | Alia Qali | Kuwait | 10:48.80 | FF |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Elis Özbay | Turkey | 8:45.53 | FE |
| 2 | Akoko Komlanvi | Togo | 9:41.70 | FE |
| 3 | Maryam Isa | Bahrain | 13:17.30 | FF |

### Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each Semifinal advanced to the Final C. The remaining boats were sent to the Final D.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anna Prakaten | Uzbekistan | 8:16.44 | FC |
| 2 | Shiho Yonekawa | Japan | 8:18.83 | FC |
| 3 | Kira Yuvchenko | Individual Neutral Athletes | 8:18.92 | FC |
| 4 | Marie Jacquet | France | 8:20.62 | FD |
| 5 | Lenka Lukšová | Czech Republic | 8:36.23 | FD |
| 6 | Nina Kostanjšek | Slovenia | 8:46.17 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Liu Ruiqi | China | 8:17.68 | FC |
| 2 | Inger Seim Kavlie | Norway | 8:18.83 | FC |
| 3 | Ioana-Madalina Morosan | Romania | 8:24.33 | FC |
| 4 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 8:29.19 | FD |
| 5 | Diana Serebrianska | Ukraine | 8:33.58 | FD |
| 6 | Lucy Glover | Great Britain | 8:33.93 | 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 | Karolien Florijn | Netherlands | 7:29.07 | FA |
| 2 | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:33.92 | FA |
| 3 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 7:42.45 | FA |
| 4 | Alexandra Föster | Germany | 7:58.35 | FB |
| 5 | Jovana Arsić | Serbia | 8:07.33 | FB |
| 6 | Virginia Díaz Rivas | Spain | 8:16.30 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:44.66 | FA |
| 2 | Tara Rigney | Australia | 7:46.42 | FA |
| 3 | Viktorija Senkutėa | Lithuania | 7:46.81 | FA |
| 4 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:54.45 | FB |
| 5 | Aurelia-Maxima Janzen | Switzerland | 8:02.82 | FB |
| 6 | Tatsiana Klimovich | Individual Neutral Athletes | 8:07.45 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final F

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Alia Qali | Kuwait | 9:53.90 | 30 |
| 2 | Maryam Isa | Bahrain | 11:21.79 | 31 |

#### Final E

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Marta Wieliczko | Poland | 7:59.56 | 25 |
| 2 | Elis Özbay | Turkey | 8:05.89 | 26 |
| 3 | Laine Rumpe | Latvia | 8:25.28 | 27 |
| 4 | Adriana Sanguineti Velasco | Peru | 8:35.42 | 28 |
| 5 | Akoko Komlanvi | Togo | 9:12.87 | 29 |

#### Final D

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Marie Jacquet | France | 7:27.21 | 19 |
| 2 | Clara Guerra | Italy | 7:28.15 | 20 |
| 3 | Lenka Lukšová | Czech Republic | 7:37.04 | 21 |
| 4 | Lucy Glover | Great Britain | 7:37.93 | 22 |
| 5 | Diana Serebrianska | Ukraine | 7:40.42 | 23 |
| 6 | Nina Kostanjšek | Slovenia | 7:46.40 | 24 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Inger Seim Kavlie | Norway | 7:32.72 | 13 |
| 2 | Liu Ruiqi | China | 7:33.57 | 14 |
| 3 | Anna Prakaten | Uzbekistan | 7:36.36 | 15 |
| 4 | Shiho Yonekawa | Japan | 7:38.42 | 16 |
| 5 | Kira Yuvchenko | Individual Neutral Athletes | 7:44.85 | 17 |
| 6 | Ioana-Madalina Morosan | Romania | 7:50.22 | 18 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Magdalena Lobnig | Austria | 7:31.91 | 7 |
| 2 | Alexandra Föster | Germany | 7:32.44 | 8 |
| 3 | Jovana Arsić | Serbia | 7:34.76 | 9 |
| 4 | Tatsiana Klimovich | Individual Neutral Athletes | 7:40.42 | 10 |
| 5 | Aurelia-Maxima Janzen | Switzerland | 7:43.31 | 11 |
| 6 | Virginia Díaz Rivas | Spain | 7:45.74 | 12 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Karolien Florijn | Netherlands | 7:14.35 |
| | Emma Twigg | New Zealand | 7:19.43 |
| | Tara Rigney | Australia | 7:21.07 |
| 4 | Kara Kohler | United States | 7:23.98 |
| 5 | Desislava Angelova | Bulgaria | 7:24.08 |
| 6 | Viktorija Senkutė | Lithuania | 7:35.20 |