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It was a glorious weekend for the Light Blues, who claimed the fourth Boat Race ‘clean sweep’ in Club history. Thousands lined the banks along The Championship Course as Cambridge took wins in the Men’s and Women’s Boat Races, the Men’s and Women’s Reserve Races, and the Men’s and Women’s Lightweight Races, following on from…

On a gloriously sunny day, the sun shone over Cambridge for The 2025 Lightweight Boat Races. For the Women, Oxford won the coin toss and chose Surrey. For the Men, Cambridge won the toss and chose Surrey. The Women’s Race was a fiercely-contested battle, with exceptional starts from both crews. Cambridge’s base rhythm proved invaluable…

The Boat Race, one of the oldest amateur sporting events in the world, will take place along the 6.8 km Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. This year’s event will also see a landmark moment in Boat Race history. Sarah Winckless MBE (B. ’95,’96, ’97) will become the first woman to umpire the Men’s Boat…

By Mark Taylor An intrigue in datasets and analysis is fitting for Tom Macky in more ways than one. The level of scrutiny and review that goes into a normal Boat Race season is largely unknown to those that tune in to see the annual tussles on the Tideway. Months and months are spent focusing…

Sarah Sharp has almost gone from one extreme to another in her relationship with rowing. When the PhD student first arrived to study an MPhil at Pembroke College, she had never before seen a rowing boat. “I was miles away from the rowing world,” explains Sharp. “It was never something I had encountered. It never…

On Sunday 30 March in sunny but windy condition, four of Cambridge’s six crews faced off for their final fixtures ahead of The Boat Race 2025. Women’s Blue Boat v UL ‘A’ Result: First piece to Cambridge, second piece to Cambridge, third piece to Cambridge NameSeatCollegeJack NicholasCoxPembrokeSamantha Morton Van EybergenStrokeHughes HallTash Morrice7JesusClaire Collins6PeterhouseCarys Earl5Gonville &…

The stage is set and the wait is over. After months of intense training, meet the crews who will be representing Cambridge on the Tideway in just over two weeks time. The Boat Race, one of the oldest amateur sporting events in the world, will take place along the 6.8 km Championship Course from Putney…