Kim Crow enjoyed a solid outing as she aims to defend her single scull world title but it was a different story for Australia's men's eight in Amsterdam on Wednesday.
In ideal sunny conditions, 29-year-old Victorian Crow comfortably won her quarter-final close to five seconds ahead of second-placed Genevra Stone of the United States.
Crow's fierce rival, New Zealander Emma Twigg, also cruised to victory in her quarter-final to take a step towards another hard-fought duel.
Crow, who won gold at last year's world championships in the South Korean city of Chungju, has been beaten by Twigg in grandstand finishes in Sydney and Lucerne this season.
"It's good to have another win under my belt and it's be nice that the sun has finally come out here in Amsterdam," said Crow.
The men's eight, needing to finish in the top-two of their repechage to advance to the final, got off to a strong start but wilted in the second half of their 2000m race.
When the pressure was applied, the crew of David Crawshay, Angus Moore, Alexander Hill, Will Lockwood, Scott Laidler, James Chapman, Tom Larkins, Josh Hicks and cox David Webster couldn't go with Great Britain and Russia and will contest the B final.
The women's eight - Renee Chatterton, Katrina Bateman, Alexandra Hagan, Pauline Frasca, Molly Goodman, Michelle Yann, Hannah Vermeersch, Kate Hornsey and cox Elizabeth Patrick - came home fourth in their heat, over nine seconds behind winners Canada.
They will go through to a repechage for a chance to qualify for the final.
The men's double scull of Sasha Belonogoff and James McRae booked themselves a place in the semi-finals after winning their repechage in a time of 6:31:49.
Lightweight men's single sculler Perry Ward needed a top-three finish to make the semi-finals, which the 26-year-old secured when he crossed the line in second place.
Another male single sculler in the Australian team, Nick Purnell, missed out on a spot in the semi-finals of his event after he finished fourth in his quarter-final.
The men's quadruple scull - featuring Chris Morgan, Rhys Grant, Cameron Girdlestone and Kieran Kobelke - competed in their repechage in a bid to make the semi-finals but couldn't match the speed of Switzerland and Canada and qualified for the C/D final.
The men's coxed pair of Kit Cunningham-Reid, George Ellis and coxswain Tim Webster also needed a top-two finish in their repechage to make the final.
However, despite a good start they dropped back to fifth and will now contest the B final.
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