Noah Pingul
Squads
Boat Race History
- 2024 Oxford Men’s Lightweight Boat
About Noah:
What course are you studying and what level?
MPhil Global and Area Studies
Why did you chose that course?
The Global and Area studies program allowed me to study and research the topics that interested me without being constrained to a single region.
When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?
I started rowing at the Pocock Rowing Center in Seattle roughly 11 years ago. I started rowing when my mother read boys in the boats and decided I should give it a try, and then kept signing me up until I liked it. Why I love rowing…
What was your first rowing club and coach?
My first team that I joined was Pocock Rowing Center in Seattle. My first learn to row coach was Christine Powers and the varsity coach at the time was Bill Clifford.
What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?
I remember playing tag on the playground when I was three.
How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?
It has changed the way I think about rowing as an activity and a sport.
If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?
SOCCER
What is your favourite non-academic book?
The Art of Fielding
