The 36th World Indoor Rowing Championship, hosted by the CRASH-B Sprints, took place on February 12, 2017, at the Agganis Arena in Boston. Nearly 1,700 entrants from all over the world braved a severe winter storm to come to Boston and race the 2000m distance. Several world records were set, including one by 95-year-old Dorothy (Dottie) Stewart.
We have race videos available to watch, as well as full results and race replays.
2017 Open Medalists
| Men's Open Hwt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartosz Zablocki | AZS Szczecin Rowing Club, Poland | 5:45.8 |
| 2 | Pavel Shurmei | Belarus | 5:47.8 |
| 3 | Angel Fournier Rodriguez | Cuba | 5:49.0 |
| Men's Open Lwt | |||
| 1 | Sam Melvin | 6:14.6 | |
| 2 | Jose Gomez-Feria | Real Circulo Labradores, Spain | 6:16.1 |
| 3 | Alex Ridenour | USA | 6:20.0 |
| Women's Open Hwt | |||
| 1 | Olena Buryak | Ukraine | 6:33.0 |
| 2 | Georgie Rowe | Chocolate Box Training, Australia | 6:40.4 |
| 3 | Jose van Veen | KNRB, Netherlands | 6:41.7 |
| Women's Open Lwt | |||
| 1 | Erin Roberts | Riverside boat Club, USA | 6:58.1 |
| 2 | Hillary Saeger | Riverside Boat Club, USA | 7:06.5 |
| 3 | Ann Phillips | Quad Cities Rowing Association, USA | 7:19.7 |