July 26, 2006

Kerry Birk, Stephanie Connolly and Stephanie Morrison at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Hazewinkel, Belgium. Birk was a member of the United States Women's Eight that led the field from start to finish and brought home a gold medal over Belarus in second and Germany in third. Connolly and Morrison were both members of the Canadian Women's Straight Four that finished sixth despite a hard charge off the starting line.

Women's 8+:
USA 6:06.6
BLR 6:08.9
GER 6:09.9
ROM 6:12.4
AUS 6:15.1
RUS 6:15.2

Women's 4-:
AUS 6:39.9
BLR 6:43.6
POL 6:43.8
GER 6:48.0
RUS 6:51.1
CAN 6:51.9