# 2016 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls

The women's lightweight single seagulls competition at the 2016 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam took place at the Willem-Alexander Baan.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday 22 August 2016 | 16:35 | Heats |
| Tuesday 23 August 2016 | 11:00 | Repechages |
| Wednesday 24 August 2016 | 17:10 | Semifinals C/D |
| Thursday 25 August 2016 | 15:25 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | 10:40 | Final D |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | 10:55 | Final C |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | 11:15 | Final B |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | 12:25 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

Heat winners advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aja Runge Holmegaard | Denmark | 7:46.69 | SA/B |
| 2 | Georgia Dimakou | Greece | 7:48.11 | R |
| 3 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 8:08.80 | R |
| 4 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 8:14.27 | R |
| 5 | Shoko Ueno | Japan | 8:17.94 | R |
| 6 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 8:29.06 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Patricia Merz | Switzerland | 7:49.94 | SA/B |
| 2 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:53.63 | R |
| 3 | Anja Noske | Germany | 7:53.67 | R |
| 4 | Leonie Pless | Austria | 8:01.89 | R |
| 5 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 8:17.92 | R |
| 6 | Giulia Pollini | Italy | 8:18.43 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 7:43.55 | SA/B |
| 2 | Katherine Sauks | Canada | 7:43.92 | R |
| 3 | Gemma Hall | Great Britain | 7:52.33 | R |
| 4 | Anastasiia Ianina | Russia | 7:52.37 | R |
| 5 | Guo Shuai | China | 7:57.08 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zoe McBride | New Zealand | 7:44.97 | SA/B |
| 2 | Eveline Peleman | Belgium | 7:53.42 | R |
| 3 | Elisabeth Woerner | Netherlands | 7:53.68 | R |
| 4 | Tereza Kocianová | Czech Republic | 8:04.35 | R |
| 5 | Syham Abid | Hungary | 8:16.55 | R |

### Repechages

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

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anastasiia Ianina | Russia | 7:37.11 | SA/B |
| 2 | Georgia Dimakou | Greece | 7:37.87 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anja Noske | Germany | 7:54.23 | SC/D |
| 4 | Syham Abid | Hungary | 8:08.74 | SC/D |
| 5 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 8:13.89 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:45.54 | SA/B |
| 2 | Gemma Hall | Great Britain | 7:51.97 | SA/B |
| 3 | Tereza Kocianová | Czech Republic | 7:55.19 | SC/D |
| 4 | Giulia Pollini | Italy | 7:56.21 | SC/D |
| 5 | Shoko Ueno | Japan | 8:01.52 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katherine Sauks | Canada | 7:43.02 | SA/B |
| 2 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:45.59 | SA/B |
| 3 | Elisabeth Woerner | Netherlands | 7:48.88 | SC/D |
| 4 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 8:01.88 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Leonie Pless | Austria | 7:44.43 | SA/B |
| 2 | Eveline Peleman | Belgium | 7:45.09 | SA/B |
| 3 | Guo Shuai | China | 7:53.63 | SC/D |
| 4 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:59.09 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

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

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anja Noske | Germany | 7:46.45 | FC |
| 2 | Elisabeth Woerner | Netherlands | 7:49.49 | FC |
| 3 | Giulia Pollini | Italy | 7:52.76 | FC |
| 4 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:53.98 | FD |
| 5 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 8:09.04 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Guo Shuai | China | 7:48.65 | FC |
| 2 | Tereza Kocianová | Czech Republic | 7:51.92 | FC |
| 3 | Shoko Ueno | Japan | 7:59.01 | FC |
| 4 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 8:04.32 | FD |
| 5 | Syham Abid | Hungary | 8:13.88 | FD |

### Semifinals A/B

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

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 7:36.99 | FA |
| 2 | Mary Jones | United States | 7:39.29 | FA |
| 3 | Georgia Dimakou | Greece | 7:39.62 | FA |
| 4 | Aja Runge Holmegaard | Denmark | 7:40.05 | FB |
| 5 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:48.91 | FB |
| 6 | Leonie Pless | Austria | 7:52.17 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zoe McBride | New Zealand | 7:31.45 | FA |
| 2 | Anastasiia Ianina | Russia | 7:34.35 | FA |
| 3 | Katherine Sauks | Canada | 7:34.96 | FA |
| 4 | Patricia Merz | Switzerland | 7:37.15 | FB |
| 5 | Eveline Peleman | Belgium | 7:48.47 | FB |
| 6 | Gemma Hall | Great Britain | 7:50.54 | 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 |
| 1 | Olga Svirska | Latvia | 8:52.91 |
| 2 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 9:09.58 |
| 3 | Syham Abid | Hungary | 9:12.45 |
| 4 | Adriana Escobar | El Salvador | 9:30.71 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Anja Noske | Germany | 8:40.91 |
| 2 | Guo Shuai | China | 8:48.48 |
| 3 | Tereza Kocianová | Czech Republic | 8:52.00 |
| 4 | Elisabeth Woerner | Netherlands | 8:58.07 |
| 5 | Shoko Ueno | Japan | 8:59.31 |
| 6 | Giulia Pollini | Italy | 9:14.43 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Patricia Merz | Switzerland | 8:44.92 |
| 2 | Aja Runge Holmegaard | Denmark | 8:49.39 |
| 3 | Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 8:49.65 |
| 4 | Leonie Pless | Austria | 8:56.94 |
| 5 | Eveline Peleman | Belgium | 8:59.31 |
| 6 | Gemma Hall | Great Britain | 9:01.11 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Zoe McBride | New Zealand | 8:28.45 |
| | Emma Fredh | Sweden | 8:29.12 |
| | Katherine Sauks | Canada | 8:37.96 |
| 4 | Mary Jones | United States | 8:38.73 |
| 5 | Georgia Dimakou | Greece | 8:41.12 |
| 6 | Anastasiia Ianina | Russia | 8:46.34 |