The U.S. won three medals in adaptive events at the 2006 FISA World Rowing Championships in Eton, England.

Angela Madsen (Long Beach, Calif.) and Scott Brown (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) continued their dominance of the adaptive trunk-arms double sculls event by winning their fourth consecutive world title. With 11 entries in Eton, the field was much deeper than in previous years but that didn’t stop Madsen and Brown from coming home with another victory. The duo got off the line quickly and established a two-second lead in the first 500 meters. The U.S. continued to build on its advantage over the final 500 meters to win by 3.69 seconds. Madsen and Brown crossed the finish line with a time of 4:20.50. Poland finished second in a 4:24.19, followed by Canada in a 4:30.86.

“We love the growth, and we love the competition,” Madsen said. “It’s more meaningful to actually row against people who are our equals, people who are going to challenge us and make us better. I’m looking forward to next year and it being even better.”

Ron Harvey (Long Beach, Calif.) won a medal in the adaptive men’s single sculls for the third year in a row, coming home with a silver medal. Harvey, who won back-to-back bronze medals at the past two world championships, crossed the finish line with a time of 5:28.87. Australia's Dominic Monypenny won his second consecutive gold medal in a 5:41.83. Great Britain's Shaun Sewell finished third.

In the adaptive women's single sculls, Patty Rollison (Reno, Nev.) also won a silver medal. Rollison clocked a 6:23.10 to finish second behind Great Britain's Helene Raynsford, who crossed the finish line in a 6:14.18. Poland's Martina Snopek finished third.

The adaptive legs-trunk-arms four with coxswain crew of Jamie Dean (Pickerington, Ohio), Jesse Karmazin (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Jennifer Klapper (Scotia, N.Y.), Aerial Gilbert (Tiburon, Calif.), and coxswain Ryan Pawling (Jenkintown, Pa.) finished fifth. Great Britain won the race with a time of 3:28.21, while the Netherlands took silver in a 3:32.62. Canada won a tight battle for third place, clocking a 3:35.19 to finish 0.73 seconds ahead of Australia. The U.S. finished with a time of 3:36.83.