Cambridge win both Blue Boat races between Oxford and Cambridge, River Ouse, Ely, Sunday 4th April 2021.
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The 2022 Boat Races

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The 2021 Boat Race was held on Sunday 4 April 2021 with the
Women’s Race at 16:40 and the Men’s Race at 17:40.

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Recent News

CUBC seeks new Assistant CoachSeptember 15, 2021
With the appointment of Patrick Ryan as CUBC’s Chief Women’s Coach, CUBC seeks a new Assistant Coach for its Women’s … Read more
Patrick (Paddy) Ryan announced as new Women’s Chief Coach.September 14, 2021
Cambridge University Boat Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Patrick Ryan as women’s Chief Coach for the start of the 2022 Boat … Read more
ParalympicsAugust 23, 2021
Australian Paralympc coxswain Dr Renae Domaschenz, a former Cambridge University PhD student, will be at the Tokyo Paralympics. Renae is set … Read more
Bill Lucas joins CUBC as Men’s Assistant CoachAugust 16, 2021
CUBC is extremely happy to announce that Bill Lucas has been appointed as the Club’s new Assistant Men’s Coach. An Olympian … Read more

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We would like to send our warmest congratulations

We would like to send our warmest congratulations to our former Head Openweight Men's Coach, @stevetrapmore, for being named the Lead Coach for the Olympic Men's Sweep Programme with @britishrowing. A fantastic achievement and we wish you luck in your role heading into Tokyo 2021. #WeAreCambridge #lightblue #yeahblue #congratulations #leadcoach #britishrowing #tokyo2021 #olympics #rowing #rowingrelated #rowingbible @theboatraces

Lions Share – Meet the squad! 🦁⁠ ⁠ Introduc

Lions Share - Meet the squad! 🦁⁠
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Introducing Caoimhe Dempsey (@dempseycaoimhe) and James Bernard (@j_bernard3), your Openweight Vice Presidents! Caoimhe has just started a PhD in Psychology at @newnhamcollege, and James is studying Land Economy at @stedmundscam.⁠
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Name: Caoimhe Dempsey⁠
Hometown: Wicklow, Ireland⁠
Undergraduate or Postgraduate: Postgraduate⁠
Alma Mater: @dulbc_rowing⁠
Year of study: 1st⁠
Years rowing: 6 years. ⁠
Best rowing memory: Watching Rebecca Smith catch an ejector crab mid-battle paddle up the Ely straight."⁠
Previous connection to rowing at Cambridge: "Learnt to row in DULBC, my novice year I was coached by Susannah Cass (Blue Boat 2009) and Sally O'Brien (Blondie 2019) was the president of the club. I (newly intrigued rower) heard about and watched my female rowing heroes at Cambridge and was inspired to follow in their footsteps."⁠
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Name: James Bernard⁠
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan ⁠
Undergraduate or Postgraduate: Undergraduate⁠
Alma Mater: @badgermrowing⁠
Year of study: 2nd⁠
Years rowing: 8 years.⁠
First club: Huron Rowing Association ⁠
Best rowing memory: "U23 selection camp in Oklahoma City and racing at u23 worlds in Plovdiv in 2017."⁠
Previous connection to rowing at Cambridge: "I am proud to be following in the footsteps of many UW oarsmen who have come into the CUBC before me (Letten, Ruble, Bertram, Juckett, Dudek, etc.)" ⁠
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#WeAreCambridge #yeahblue #lightblue #lionsshare #meetthesquad #oneteam #onedream #rowing #rowingrelated #rowingbible #row @theboatraces

Battle paddle on the Ely straight.⁠ ⁠ 🎥 Ope

Battle paddle on the Ely straight.⁠
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🎥 Openweight men 💪🏼⁠
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#WeAreCambridge #yeahblue #lightblue #cambridge #cambridgeuniversity #universityofcambridge #rowing #rowingrelated #rowingbible #battlepaddle #eightsrowing #sendit #elystraight #theboatrace @theboatrace

Putting in the final miles on the Great Ouse befor

Putting in the final miles on the Great Ouse before a well-earned Christmas break. ⁠
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This terms training has tested our athletes both physically and mentally and we could not be more impressed by their resilience. ⁠
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It's time now to take a brief break before we're back on the Great Ouse for training camp. ⁠
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#WeAreCambridge #yeahblue #lightblue #cambridge #christmasbreak #greatouse #boatracevenue2021 #rowing #rowingrelated #rowingbible @theboatrace

Lions Share – Meet the squad! 🦁⁠ ⁠ Introduc

Lions Share - Meet the squad! 🦁⁠
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Introducing Seb Benzecry (@benzecs) and Lea Baltussen (@leabaltussen). Both Seb and Lea are studying Masters courses at Cambridge this year. Seb is completing an MPhil in Film and Screen Studies at @jesuscollegecam, and is rowing with the Openweight Men's squad. Lea is completing an MPhil in Economics at @lucycavendishcollege, and is rowing with the Lightweight Women's squad.⁠
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Name: Seb Benzecry⁠
Hometown: London⁠
Undergraduate or Postgraduate: Postgraduate⁠
Alma Mater: @princeton @tigerheavies⁠
Year of study: 1st⁠
Years rowing: 10 years. ⁠
First club: @spsrowing⁠
Best rowing memory: "Winning the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup with St Paul's in 2015 against our longtime rivals, Westminster School."⁠
Academic note: "I'm currently researching gender and race theory as it pertains to cinema, namely using the concept of the 'Oppositional Gaze' viewed through the lens of contemporary Black horror cinema. Later in the year I plan to explore film noir's changing relationship with determinism and human agency."⁠
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Name: Lea Baltussen⁠
Hometown: Heilbronn, Germany⁠
Undergraduate or Postgraduate: Postgraduate⁠
Alma Mater: @oxford_uni
Year of study: 1st⁠
Years rowing: 10 years.⁠
First club: Heilbronner RG Schwaben
Best rowing memory: "Winning the CSSRA (Canadian Nat Schools) in 2013."⁠
Academic note: "I'm a Scholar of the "Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft" - @sdw_stiftung, a foundation dedicated to supporting the next generation of business, political and societal leaders and thus promote equal opportunity, sustainability and social responsibility."⁠
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#WeAreCambridge #yeahblue #lightblue #lionsshare #meetthesquad #oneteam #onedream #rowing #rowingrelated #rowingbible #row

Goldie Boat House, Cambridge.⁠ ⁠ We're very fo

Goldie Boat House, Cambridge.⁠
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We're very fortunate to have two facilities where our squads train - Goldie Boat House, Cambridge, where our land training takes place; and Ely Boat House, Ely, where we take to the water. ⁠
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#WeAreCambridge #goldieboathouse #yeahblue #lightblue #training #landtraining #trainingfacilities #rowing #row #rowingbible #rowingrelated #cambridge #cambridgeuniversity #universityofcambridge⁠
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@theboatraces @lightweightboatraces

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