James Doran
Squads
Boat Race History
- 2023 Oxford Men’s Boat Blue
- 2024 Oxford Men’s Boat Blue
About James:
What course are you studying and what level?
Neuroscience MSc
Why did you chose that course?
Growing motor neurons from scratch seemed very cool.
When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?
In Putney, 2014. Couldn’t get my head round the contact element of rugby.
I like very simply that the harder I work the faster I go.
What was your first rowing club and coach?
Dulwich College, Alice Denyer
What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?
Didier Drogba
How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?
It gives me a drive and a purpose. You become a member of a likeminded community full of bright, interesting and kind people, whom I hope will remain lifelong friends.
If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?
100kg minimum weight long distance running.
What is your favourite non-academic book?
The murder of Roger Ackroyd
