Following are the results of Olympic rowing women's single sculls heats on Saturday (first three in each heat go to quarterfinals, and the rest go to repechage or FE (for places 25-30).
Heat 1
1. Zhang Xiuyun, China, 7 minutes 38.16 seconds
2. Julia Michalska, Poland, 7:41.16
3. Sophie Balmary, France, 7:47.37
4. Maria Gabriela Best Palazzolo, Argentina, 7:58.60
5. Soraya Jadue, Chile, 8:04.08
Heat 2
1. Emma Twigg, New Zealand, 7:45.18
2. Iva Obradovic, Serbia, 7:49.13
3. Nuria Dominguez, Spain, 7:58.03
4. Fabiana Beltrame, Brazil, 8:08.84
5. Lee Ka Man, Hong Kong, China, 8:23.02
Heat 3
1. Ekaterina Karsten, Belarus, 7:40.03
2. Michelle Guerette, United States, 7:49.14
3. Shin Yeongeun, South Korea, 8:17.40
4. Inga Dudchenko, Kazakhstan, 8:28.24
Heat 4
1. Rumyana Neykova, Bulgaria, 7:56.07
2. Maira Gonzalez, Cuba, 8:07.22
3. Rika Geyser, South Africa, 8:20.26
4. Shwe Zin Latt, Myanmar, 8:42.23
Heat 5
1. Gabriella Bascelli, Italy, 7:43.67
2. Pippa Savage, Austrilia, 7:57.95
3. Camila Vargas, El Salvador, 8:32.06
4. Homa Hosseini, Iran, 9:02.12
Heat 6
1. Miroslava Knapkova, Czech Republic, 7:51.56
2. Frida Svensson, Swden, 7:56.39
3. Elana Hill, Zimbabwe, 8:35.53
4. Heba Ahmed, Egypt, 8:35.53
(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2008)