The rowing competition in one of the women at the 2012 Olympics in London was from July 28 to August 4, 2012 at the Dorney Lake held. 28 athletes took part.
The rowing regatta, which was held over 2000 meters, began with five heats. The first four rowers each qualified for the quarter-finals, the others had to go to the hope runs . Here the first two rowers qualified for the quarter-finals, the others made it to the final E.
In the quarter-finals the first three rowers qualified for the semi-finals A / B, the others started in the semi-finals C / D. The semifinals A / B and C / D decided on the placement of the finals A, B, C and D. The first three qualified for the finals A and C. The finals B, C and D decided on the placements, the final A about the medal award.
The qualified boats are highlighted in light green.
Miroslava Knapková achieved the first Czech Olympic victory in the women's singles and at the same time in the Olympic rowing. The Australian Kim Crow won Australia's first medal in this boat class. In addition, Kim Crow is the only participant who was able to win two medals in two different boat classes at these games (silver in a double scull). For Ekaterina Karsten (BLR) it was the sixth Olympic Games. In total, she won two gold, one silver and two bronze medals. She won one of the bronze medals in 1992 in a double quad. She started back then for the CIS team .