Erik Horrie and Men’s Four Race for Gold on Day Six

By Nick Jones with the Rowsellas in Shanghai

Day Six of the 2025 World Rowing Championships promises to be one of the most exciting yet for Australia, with Paralympic legend Erik Horrie OAM PLY and the Men’s Four lining up in A-Finals to chase world titles.

Horrie, a triple Paralympic medallist and five-time World Champion, will race in the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls Final A at 4:20pm (AEST). Drawn in Lane 4, he faces strong competition from Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Ukraine and France as he looks to add another chapter to his remarkable international career.

At 5:19pm (AEST), Australia’s Men’s Four of Nikolas Pender, Fergus Hamilton, Austin Reinehr and Alexander Hill OAM will contest the A-Final from Lane 1. They take on the Netherlands, Great Britain, Lithuania, Romania and France in what is expected to be a fiercely contested race for medals.

The day also features several other Australian crews across Semi-Finals and B-Finals. Romy Cantwell will compete in the Women’s Single Sculls Semi-Final 1 at 2:35pm against a field including South Africa, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany and the USA.

In Para-rowing, the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls of Sam Stunell and Lisa Greissl line up in Semi-Final 2 at 3:10pm against India, Great Britain, Brazil and Spain.

Later in the afternoon, Oscar McGuinness and Mitchell Reinhard will race in the Men’s Double Sculls Final B at 3:37pm, before Emmie Frederico, Eliza Gaffney, Georgina Rowe and Jacqueline Swick close out their regatta in the Women’s Four Final B at 3:45pm.

Australian Crews Racing Tomorrow – Day 6

14.35 (AEST) - Women’s Single Sculls Semi-Final 1: Romy Cantwell

15.10 (AEST) - PR3 Mixed Double Sculls Semi-FInal 2: Lisa Greissl, Sam Stunnell

15.37 (AEST) - Men’s Double Sculls B-Final: Oscar McGuinness, Mitchell Reinhard

15.45 (AEST) - Women’s Fours B-Final:  Emmie Frederico, Georgina Rowe, Jacqueline Swick

16.20 (AEST) - Men’s PR1 Single Sculls A-Final: Erik Horrie

17.19 (AEST) - Men’s Fours A-Final: Nikolas Pender, Fergus Hamilton, Austin Reihehr, Alexander Hill

How to Follow the 2025 World Rowing Championships

Here is how to follow the event on mobile, tablet, or desktop:

1. The provisional time table for the events can be found here and entries for all the events can be found here.

2. Live race tracker and LIVE audio will be available for ALL races on www.worldrowing.com.

3. LIVE video streaming will be available on the World Rowing website, Foxtel, and Kayo Sports from Sunday September 21 from 12.00 AEST. The video streaming will start 5 minutes before the first race.

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