World Champs

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Prediction time…

M1X
GER
AIN
USA

M2-
NZL
AUS
ROU

M2X
NED
SRB
ESP

M4-
GBR
USA
ROU

M4X
ITA
GBR
GER

M8
NED
GBR
AUS

LM1X
URU
GRE
GER

LM2X
GER
AZE
UZB

W1X
GBR
NED
IRL

W2-
ROU
USA
CZE

W2X
NED
AIN
GRE

W4-
USA
GBR
NED

W4X
GBR
NED
SUI

W8
AUS
ROU
GBR

LW1X
MEX
AIN
NED

LW2X
GRE
TUN
PER

Mix2X
NED
USA
ITA

Mix8
USA
NED
ROU

PR1M1x
GBR
ITA
AUS

PR1W1X
UKR
NED
POL

PR2Mix2X
CHN
GER
UKR

PR3Mix2X
GER
UKR
AUS

PR3Mix4+
GBR
USA
AUS


So this gives the following medal table

NED: 4G 4S 2G 10 total
GBR: 5G 3S 1B 9 total
USA: 2G 4S 1B 7 total
GER: 3G 1S 2B 6 total
AUS: 1G 1S 4B 6 total

[crewu]

Fats you forecast 2 USA golds: W4- and Mix8.

USA Mix 8 should be fantastic.

The USA W4- are the class of the field going into worlds but this might be the race of the regatta. GBR outperformed expectations in '25 for most of the final and the way NED came home in that race...they will only get closer this year. AUS finished 2nd at Lucerne and might have another gear. If they keep to the script USA should again open things up in the second 1,000m and the rest are all just racing for silver.

Other chances for USA gold will come in the men's 4-, 8+ and women's 8+. The USA system is working.

[Stewie Griffin Should Cox]

Fats you forecast 2 USA golds: W4- and Mix8.

USA Mix 8 should be fantastic.

The USA W4- are the class of the field going into worlds but this might be the race of the regatta. GBR outperformed expectations in '25 for most of the final and the way NED came home in that race...they will only get closer this year. AUS finished 2nd at Lucerne and might have another gear. If they keep to the script USA should again open things up in the second 1,000m and the rest are all just racing for silver.

Other chances for USA gold will come in the men's 4-, 8+ and women's 8+. The USA system is working.

The Dutch system in the US is working

[lt.wolf]

I have no problem with it!

Will post my predictions soon.

[fullmetal]

The Dutch system in the US is working

You mean the common sense of picking great talent and letting them find chemistry with each other over many years rather than seat racing the big ergs ad nauseam?

[sandor]

The Dutch system in the US is working

You mean the common sense of picking great talent and letting them find chemistry with each other over many years rather than seat racing the big ergs ad nauseam?

does anyone have insight into how much Dutch philosophy has trickled in?

Selection?
Training?
Technique?

[Remomex]

At the most basic and from afar (I am not a national team member) all rowers within the system or hoping to get into the system are under the exact same training plan "Josy's plan." I don't recall that ever being the case before, especially for athletes outside the NT but on the high performance pathway.

[Stewie Griffin Should Cox]

I would love to know if …..

Particularly amongst the women, whether average ergo score of squad athletes has slowed (in spite of the better results) and what the injury rate is compared with previous eras.

Pure speculation but I suspect Jose’s program is less destructive on the body and more conducive to producing better physiology.

[lt.wolf]

Any other notables missing besides Emma Twigg?

[Chris A]

It seems that the weed was quite a big problem at the Holland Beker a week ago. Hope they get it sorted out for the Worlds. The furnace-like weather in Europe recently won't have helped.

https://hollandbeker.nl/important-notic ... ta-course/

It seems that they have dredged extensively and also sent divers down to check and there shouldn't be any weed problems next week.

https://www.headliner.nl/item/de-amster ... e_vignette

[sandor]

It seems that the weed was quite a big problem at the Holland Beker a week ago. Hope they get it sorted out for the Worlds. The furnace-like weather in Europe recently won't have helped.

https://hollandbeker.nl/important-notic ... ta-course/

It seems that they have dredged extensively and also sent divers down to check and there shouldn't be any weed problems next week.

https://www.headliner.nl/item/de-amster ... e_vignette

It is good to know that others in the world have to deal with this After this summer, the Bosbaan may be hitting water temperatures close to the Schuylkill - right around 28-29 C which probably helps the growth...

https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/citi ... kill-navy/

[lt.wolf]

Charles is pretty nasty with growth as well.