GOLD RIVER, Calif. -- Harvard women's lightweight rowing advanced all three boats into the A Finals at the IRA National Championship Regatta on Lake Natoma on Saturday morning. Harvard-Radcliffe's doubles, varsity four and varsity eight all posted strong performances to qualify for the finals and stay in medal contention.

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Day two of the IRA National Championship featured the first races for the women's lightweight division and it was the Radcliffe doubles team of Kiera Mariko Dwan and Stella Sweitzer that represented the Black & White in the first race of the morning. The Harvard duo got out to an early lead and powered through the 1500m mark in front before being challenged, and briefly losing its lead to Wisconsin, but ultimately moved to Sunday's A Final, which will take place at 11:08 am ET, by a narrow 0.24-second margin with a time of 7:48.800.

The varsity four, stroked by Michaela D'Arcy, took second in heat two behind Boston University with a time of 7:44.410 as the Terriers gained an open-water victory. It was a comfortable second-place for Harvard, which held a better than 10-second margin over Stanford, which held off Georgetown for the final spot in Sunday's A Final at 11:32 am ET.

Results
2xA (Heat 2)
1. Harvard - 7:48.800
2. Wisconsin - 7:49.040
3. Stanford - 7:59.370
4. Georgetown - 8:03.970

V4+ (Heat 2)
1. Boston U. - 7:37.310
2. Harvard - 7:44.410
3. Stanford - 7:55.290
4. Georgetown - 7:58.960

V8+ (Heat 2)
1. Harvard - 6:45.310
2. Stanford - 6:50.830
3. Georgetown - 6:53.420
4. Wisconsin - 6:58.480

Harvard Boat Lineups
V8+
Coxswain - Lillian Ranalli
Stroke - Elle Krywosa
7 - Rikke Nielsen
6 - Kristine Schwartz
5 - Charlotte Paley
4 - Jamie Reidy
3 - Sisira Holbrook
2 - Mary Mangan
Bow - Hannah Marks

V4 +
Coxswain - Ella Sheth
Stroke - Michaela D'Arcy
3 - Caitlyn Kukulowicz
2 - Amelia Cooper
Bow - Britt Wotovich

2xA
Stroke - Kiera Mariko Dwan
Bow - Stella Sweitzer

Sunday Race Times*
11:08 AM - 2xA (Final)
11:32 AM - V4+ (Final)
1:38 PM - V8+ (Final)
*All times listed as Eastern Time and subject to change.