200m results

4:20pm, after first heat - We did what we needed to, but it wasn't
pretty and we'll need to get it together next race. We won our heat,
so we are through to the semi-final, but we are sitting I'm 4th,
behind Montreal, China, and Australia, in that order.

The course is very choppy, our start was not the rocket we had
yesterday (and yet we were trying to keep it slow yesterday), and our
rate slowed I'm the middle. I found that my seat was more slippery
than previously, and I was thrown around due to the chop and lack of
in-boat rhythm.

7:00pm - 200m take 2, semi finals done. Same same but different. Again
we won our heat, so we are through to the finals tomorrow. Again, our
race wasn't the one we were looking to do. Our first few strokes were
better, but we lost connection with the water a bit after that.

We're now in 5th place in terms of time, with 3R having pulled ahead
of us. I'm hoping that our placement is partly due to a drop in the
wind at our back during the race, but I'm not sure that coach Julie
would concur. We're regrouping tomorrow AM.

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