Rowing > Day by Day Recap

For the first time since 1984, the U.S. women win gold in the eight. The U.S. men took home bronze, behind Great Britain, which took silver and Canada, which won gold. Finals for the lightweight boats and the quadruple sculls also took place.

Michelle Guerette wins silver in the women's single sculls, marking the first time an American has won a medal in the event since 1988. Bulgaria's Rumyana Neykova wins gold. Norway's Olaf Tufte wins gold in the men's single.

The U.S. men's quad finishes second in its semifinal and advances to the final. Semifinals for the lightweight boats also take place.

U.S. single sculler Michelle Guerette finishes second in her semifinal race and advances to the final. Semifinal races for the men's single sculls, men's pair, men's double sculls and men's four take place.

The U.S. men's eight finishes first in its repechage, advancing to the final. Repechages for the lightweight boats, the quadruple sculls and the women's pair also take place.

The U.S. women's eight wins its heat and advances to the final, while the U.S. men's eight finishes second. Repechages also take place.

In the second day of heats, the lightweight men's and women's double sculls, lightweight men's fours and men's and women's quadruple sculls raced. Heats for the eights were postponed due to rain.

The first day of rowing kicked off with heats for the W1x, M1x, M2-, W2-, M2x, W2x and M4-. The top three athletes in each heat advanced to finals and semifinals.