ACC Rowing Championships Begin Friday

Rowing - Eights
Lake Wheeler Invite
University of North Carolina Rowing
Lake Wheeler
Raleigh, NC
Friday, April 23, 3021

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

May 12, 2021 | Women's Rowing

Two Days of Racing at Lake Hartwell

By: Steve Kirschner

Carolina Rowing returns to competition on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15, in the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship hosted by Clemson at Lake Hartwell.

The Tar Heels are racing for the first time since co-hosting the Lake Wheeler Invitational in Raleigh on April 23-24.

The ACC regatta begins at 8:05 a.m. on Friday with the 3V8, followed by the 1V8, 2V8, 1V4 and 2V4. There are two heats of each event.

On Saturday, a petite final will be held prior to the grand final in each event with competition set to begin at 8:05 a.m.

Saturday's race order begins with the 3V8 and is followed by the 2V4, 1V4, 2V8 and 1V8.

Defending ACC champion Virginia is the top seed in all five events.

The Tar Heels are the No. 6 seed in the 3V8, the No. 7 in both varsity fours, No. 8 in the 1V8 and No. 9 in the 2V8.

"Controlled, calm and confident – words we've been working to instill each day at practice since we started the final grind towards the ACC Championship after Lake Wheeler," says co-interim head coach Emilie Gross. "If we can incorporate all three, Carolina Rowing will find ourselves in a place at ACCs we've never been before. Our momentum is gearing up and we look to take a step in the right direction for the new era of Carolina Rowing."

"I have been focused on this weekend since March 2020 when our season was cut short due to Covid," says interim co-head coach Thomas Revelle. "The team has worked incredibly hard to get to this point, and we know we need to go out and execute to the best of our ability on race day. We will try to outperform our seeds in the heats and then see if we can turn some heads in the finals. We have continued to get faster over the course of the season, and our training has been designed to have the athletes peak for this race. We are coming off a much-appreciated taper, and now I expect to see each boat have their fastest 2k's ever this weekend."

The ACC Championship marks the third time this spring the Tar Heels are racing at Lake Hartwell. On March 6 UNC competed against Duke and Clemson and established season-best times in all three varsity eights. UNC also competed against the host Tigers and Oklahoma on April 17.

Carolina's projected lineups include:

1V8– Coxswain: Ashley Lim, Ranait Fitzgerald, Katie McMahon, Alessandra De Vito, Natalie Timinskas, Lauren Ferner, Amanda Perez, Alexis Levister, Hannah Fisher

2V8– Coxswain: Lauren Walsh, Zoe Rose, Caroline Lammersen, Sarah Cate Niles, Olivia Curran, Lindsay Miller, Sarah Velarde, Neeva Wernsman Young, Chloe Hyde

3V8– Coxswain: Julia Hunt, Claire Melgard, Marion Miller, Jules Micchia, Lily Brown, Julia Downes, Hannah Davis, Tianna Van Cura, Becca Lewis

1V4– Coxswain: Isabelle McGimsey, Gigi Maroney, Kate Burgess, Jackie Wilhelm, Jessica Judge

2V4– Coxswain: Lara King, Taylor Gregitis, Amelia Locklear, Sydney Tumey, Nicole Van Liew

Fans may watch the championship both days on ACC Network Extra and a one-hour championship recap will air on the ACC Network on Sunday, May 23, at 7 p.m.

Due to the pandemic, fans are not permitted to attend the championship.

2021 ACC Rowing Championship
Lake Hartwell
Clemson, S.C.

Friday, May 14 – Preliminaries
Time                   Event            Heat
8:05 am              3V8               Heat 1
8:15 am              3V8               Heat 2
8:30 am              1V8               Heat 1
8:40 am             1V8               Heat 2
8:55 am              2V8               Heat 1
9:05 am              2V8               Heat 2
9:20 am              1V4               Heat 1
9:30 am              1V4               Heat 2
9:45 am              2V4               Heat 1
9:55 am              2V4               Heat 2

Saturday, May 15 – Finals
Time                   Event            Race
8:05 am              3V8               Petite Final
8:15 am              3V8               Grand Final
8:30 am              2V4               Petite Final
8:40 am              2V4               Grand Final
8:55 am              1V4               Petite Final
9:05 am              1V4               Grand Final
9:20 am              2V8               Petite Final
9:30 am              2V8               Grand Final
9:45 am              1V8               Petite Final
9:55 am              1V8               Grand Final