At 26 Claire  Brillon, Fitzwilliam College, is a latecomer to rowing, but brings international experience to a young women’s squad which this year features just one returning Blue, president Caoimhe Dempsey. A latecomer to rowing Claire was a relative latecomer to rowing, having first picked up an oar at the age of 19 as an…

Nick is at Peterhouse, studying for an MPhil in Management at the Judge Business School and describes the course and the prospect of being able to row and attend Cambridge as the ‘perfect opportunity’. Nick has been selected to race in the Blue Boat in the 2023 Gemini Boat Race on the 26th March. Nick…

It may be just the men’s and women’s openweight crews that feature in the broader public’s gaze in the Gemini Boat Race, but realistically that’s only a fragment of the wider work carried out at Goldie Boathouse. One of the most important and growing aspects has been the Development Squad, which creates a possible route to…