straight four

The British four has lost one race since the 2004 Olympics and that came at Lucerne just last month. They are the top ranked crew moving into a final which promises to be tight.
Steve Williams, Peter Reed, Tom James, Andy Triggs Hodge(str)

Geert Cirkel, Matthijs Vellenga, Jan-Willem Gabriels, Gijs Vermeulen have made it into the finals after taking second to New Zealand in the semifinal.

Australia was only 1 second out of third place but will have to settle for the B final this year.
Rod Chisholm, Anthony Edwards, Ben Cureton, Todd Skipworth(str)

The Dutch light four was fifth in their semi-final and will race in the B final to qualify for an Olympic spot.
Gerard Van Der Linden, Ivo Snijders, Roeland Lievens, Paul Drewes(str)

The U.S. four winds it up in practice as they prepare for racing this week.
(str)Beau Hoopman, Bryan Volpenhein, Giuseppe Lanzone, Matt Schnobrich

Take a look at the U.S. lightweight four getting a final practice in before racing starts.
(str)Tom Paradiso, Patrick Todd, Colin Farrell, Andrew Bolton

The Japanese four had a rough go at Lucerne this summer, but they are still looking to qualify for and Olympic spot in Beijing. Yu Kataoka, Satoshi Koike, Rokuroh Okumura, Atsushi Obata(str)

The lightweight four is one of the deepest and hardest events at the World Championships. Liam Parsons, Mike Lewis, Jon Beare and Iain Brambell were fourth in Lucerne, about 2 seconds out of first. Quick video of them at rate.

The straight four is one of the deepest events and to win you have to go through British. This German quartet came close last year, finishing just 1 second behind to claim siler.
Gregor Hauffe, Toni Seifert, Urs Kaeufer, Philip Adamski(str)

Germany won a tight final in Lucerne in the women's four but this is a different line-up for Worlds. The event here has 6 entries and could be final only.
(str)Vicky Myers, Vicki Etiebet, Rebecca Rowe, Georgina Menheneott