Grethen finished the qualifying race as fifth with a time of three minutes, 36 seconds, and 51 hundredths, thus reaching the semi-final stage of the world championships.
Patrizia van der Weken participated in the qualifiers of the 100-metre race, but missed out on the semi-final. She crossed the finish line after eleven seconds and 34 hundredths, placing her as 36th out of 49 participants.
