The 2019 World Rowing Coastal Championships in Hong Kong went down this weekend! China was marked by Ukraine’s Diana Dymchenko winning the women’s solo for the third consecutive year. Not only that Dymchenko went on to race in the mixed double sculls and with partner Yuriy Ivanov, she took out her second gold for the championships. Raced on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, right in the heart of the city, competitors had to contend with choppy and wavy conditions caused not only by the wind but also by the wash of passing ferries. This meant that rowers with the ability to handle rough water had the edge. The rowers also had six buoy turns around the first lap and back for the same on the second lap over the 6km course.

Results - Boat class 1st place 2nd place 3rd place

CW1x (Coastal Women's Single Sculls) Ukraine1 France1 Netherlands1
CW2x (Coastal Women's Double Sculls) Russia1 France3 Hong Kong1
CW4x+ (Coastal Women's Coxed Four) Hong Kong1 Russia1 Denmark1
CM1x (Coastal Men's Single Sculls) Spain2 Germany1 Italy1
CM2x (Coastal Men's Double Sculls) Spain1 Ukraine1 Monaco1
CM4x+ (Coastal Men's Coxed Four) Italy2 Italy1 Spain2
CMix2x (Coastal Mixed Double Sculls) Ukraine1 Netherlands1 Spain2