Medal Picks

[Gold] Poland
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] Czech Republic
Germany, which has rowed poorly since winning the '03 worlds, remains a threat.

Pairs without cox

[Gold]Ginn & Tomkins, Australia
[Silver]DiClemente & Cech, South Africa
[Bronze]Skelin & Skelin, Croatia
James Tomkins is the only person to have won world titles in all five sweep events.

Fours without cox

[Gold] Canada
[Silver] Great Britain
[Bronze] Australia
Britain's Matthew Pinsent is eyeing his fourth gold medal.

Lightweight fours without cox

[Gold] Italy
[Silver] Canada
[Bronze] Denmark
The Italians missed a medal by .26 of a second in Sydney.

Eights

[Gold] Canada
[Silver]U.S.
[Bronze] Italy
The U.S. earned 11 of the 14 golds through 1964 but has won none since.

Women