"VAN" (Sports Desk - 16.06.2025) :: The Netherlands finished the 2025 World Rowing Cup, Varese, on top of the medal table with three gold medals, three silvers and two bronze medals. Their silver medals gave them the edge over Great Britain, who picked up three gold medals and two bronzes.
The Dutch won the women’s quadruple sculls final in style ahead of Germany and Czechia, while Olympic bronze medallist Simon van Dorp made a winning return to the men’s single sculls, beating Jacob Plihal (USA) and Jonas Slettemark Juel (Norway). Both Plihal and Juel won their first World Rowing Cup medals on Sunday. Dutch PR1 women’s single sculler Eva Mol also took victory.
Meanwhile Great Britain finished the regatta on a high, winning the last three events as their European champion crews in the men’s and women’s eights, plus Lauren Henry in the women’s single sculls, all triumphed once more.
Hosts Italy picked up two gold, three silver and three bronze medals, including a popular win in the men’s quadruple sculls and gold in the women’s pair.
A total of 14 nations won medals in the 22 events contested at the regatta. It was a good weekend for Central and South America, with medals for Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay, and solid performances from other crews from that region.
Other non-European nations, notably Australia, the USA, New Zealand, and China, started their 2025 seasons with victories and minor medals. The new New Zealand men’s pair looked very strong in beating Olympic champions Martin and Valent Sinkovic to gold; the Croatians are now planning to return to the men’s four with the Loncaric brothers, who placed fourth in Sunday’s final behind Switzerland.
Australia’s Erik Horrie won the PR1 men’s single sculls in style ahead of Italy’s Giacomo Perini, while popular Mexican sculler Michel Munoz won his first-ever World Cup medal, bronze.
The World Rowing community will gather again in a fortnight at the 2025 World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland, in the last opportunity to test combinations in a racing environment before the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai in September.
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