Rowers Through to Semi-Finals

Published On: 10 August 2008

Ben Cureton and Todd Skipworth in their heat of the men's lightweight fours

WAIS rowers Ben Cureton and Todd Skipworth have secured their passage through to the semi-finals of the Olympic regatta after finishing third in their lightweight men’s four heat this afternoon.

Cureton and Skipworth teamed with Rod Chisholm and Anthony Edwards to finish behind the Chinese and British crews at the Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park. The Australians spent the entire race in third position, finishing 3.88 seconds behind the crew from the host nation with a time of 5:55.18.

The Australian crew will now race again in the semi-finals on Thursday.