Saturday 24th February
1245: CUBC Men’s 3rd VIII vs. Oxford Brookes C
Position | Name | College |
Cox | Lucy Hall | Corpus Christi |
Stroke | Nikita Zoglo | St. Catharine’s |
7 | Callum Sullivan | Downing/Peterhouse [alumnus] |
6 | Sean Hayes | Jesus |
5 | Harry Weston | St. Edmund’s |
4 | Ollie Parish | Peterhouse [alumnus] |
3 | Seth Delap | Churchill |
2 | Matt Francis | Gonville and Caius |
Bow | Will Liu | St. Catharine’s |
In the first piece Brookes took half a length lead off the start, which they extended to two lengths by the finish at the Eyot. At the start of the second piece Brookes jumped out to a length, extending their lead over the remainder of the course to a commanding margin of nearly 8 lengths.
1300: CUBC Lightweight Men vs. Oxford Brookes D
Position | Name | College |
Cox | Ben Harding | Queens’ |
Stroke | Lewis Gray | St. Catharine’s |
7 | Thomas Heppel | St. Catharine’s |
6 | Freddie Markanday | Magdalene |
5 | Ben Jones | Magdalene |
4 | Harry Fieldhouse | St. John’s |
3 | Emile Czernuszka | Homerton |
2 | Sam Taylor | Clare |
Bow | Gianluca Vartan | Homerton |
The lightweight men raced Brookes D over two hard-fought pieces. The first from the Boat Race finish to the start of the Eyot and the second from the start of the Eyot to the Boat Race start. In the first piece, Cambridge made the most of their advantage on the Middlesex station and pushed out to an early lead of just over 1/2 length, before Brookes overturned the lead past the Bandstand and stretched out to 1/2 length by the Eyot. In the second piece, Brookes took a length on the inside of the Surrey bend by Hammersmith and pushed out to a 2 length lead by the end of the piece.
Sunday 25th February
1220 – CUBC Women’s Lightweights vs. Thames RC
Position | Name | College |
Cox | Kate Crowley | Sidney Sussex |
Stroke | Arden Berlinger | Pembroke |
7 | Lauren Britten | Magdalene |
6 | Margaux Riley | Gonville and Caius |
5 | Charley Craig | Gonville and Caius |
4 | Georgia Gollogly | King’s |
3 | Charlotte Macey | Jesus |
2 | Claire Cooper | Sidney Sussex |
Bow | Madeline Jackson | St. Edmunds’ |
The Lightweight women faced Thames on Saturday. In one 4k piece starting just before Chiswick, CUBC were on Surrey side. Cambridge had a fast start and walked away from Thames, taking a win of 8 1/2L and making this a strong final fixture of the season before the Boat Race.
1240 – CUBC Women “A” vs. Thames RC
Position | Name | College |
Cox | Hannah Murphy | Girton |
Stroke | Megan Lee | Lucy Cavendish |
7 | Carina Graf | Emmanuel |
6 | Jenna Armstrong | Jesus |
5 | Iris Powell | Churchill |
4 | Carys Earl | Gonville and Caius |
3 | Clare Hole | St. Catharine’s |
2 | Jo Matthews | St. John’s |
Bow | Gemma King | St. John’s |
Both crews got out to a strong and clean start. Thames gained a half length lead but were unable to make a clean break from Cambridge, who checked their moves. Thames held a 3/4L lead for the second half of the race, but Cambridge wound up fiercely coming into the last 200 metres, gaining back multiple seats to finish 1 foot behind Thames. Both coxes steered a clean race. If you missed the live action, you can watch it back on the Boat Races YouTube.
1255 – CUBC Women “B” vs. Thames RC
Position | Name | College |
Cox | James Trotman | Sidney Sussex |
Stroke | Katy Hempson | Christ’s |
7 | Freya Sutcliffe | Jesus |
6 | Belle Stevens | Homerton |
5 | Molly Foxell | Pembroke |
4 | Beanie Spain | Queens’ |
3 | Rowan Saltmarsh | St. John’s |
2 | Helen Nielsen Scott | Emmanuel |
Bpw | Lucy Havard | Gonville and Caius |
Off the start, the conditions were challenging, but the OW B crew got a solid start. A strong B crew, featuring members of last year’s CUBC Blue Boat, Thames handled the conditions well and pulled away. As the crews rounded Barn Elms, the river flattened, and the crew found a solid rhythm. A solid push at Harrods was not enough to close the gap Thames had created early in the piece, and Thames took the win by a margin of 5 lengths.
1320 – CUBC Men “B” vs. Oxford Brookes “B”
Position | Name | College |
Cox | Jake Intrater | Wolfson |
Stroke | Orlando Morley | Girton |
7 | Brett Taylor | Queens’ |
6 | Martin Amethier | Peterhouse |
5 | Joe Travis | Jesus |
4 | Thomas Connor | Churchill |
3 | Will Wauchope | Gonville and Caius |
2 | Cameron MacKenzie | Gonville and Caius |
Bow | Garret Overholser | Jesus |
1330 – CUBC Men “A” vs. Oxford Brookes “A”
Position | Name | College |
Cox | Ed Bracey | Wolfson |
Stroke | Matt Edge | St. Catharine’s |
7 | Luca Ferraro | King’s |
6 | Noam Mouelle | Hughes Hall |
5 | Kenny Coplan | Hughes Hall |
4 | Tom Lynch | Hughes Hall |
3 | Thomas Marsh | St. John’s |
2 | Gus John | Wolfson |
Bow | Seb Benzecry | Jesus |
The OM A crew got out to a strong start, taking a few seats from Brookes A on Middlesex. Coming round the Fulham bend, Cambridge moved up to a 3/4 length lead. A clash, from which Brookes emerged in a stronger position, affected Cambridge’s rhythm. Brookes pulled back through to draw level by the mile post and moved away round their Surrey bend to take a 1 1/2L victory.