This is the twenty-eighth Men’s Veterans’ Boat Race and third Women’s Veterans’ Boat Race and both crews will be racing over the course from the Start to Furnivall Steps.

The crews will race on the 29th March, the Women at 2:28pm and the Men at 2:58pm.

This year the four crews will compete for the new Senior Trophy in memory of Dr Tim Senior, details of the trophy can be found here on our blog

Below are the crews who will be taking part

Key:
B – Blue
L – Lightweight; Lightweight ½ Blue
I/G – Reserve crew
BL/OS – Reserve crew (Blondie, Osiris)
N – International Team
O – Olympic Team
C – Captain

Cambridge Men’s Veteran Boat

Position Name Age Experience
Bow Stephen Peel 58 B85, 86, 87, N85, 86, 87, O88
2 Rod Chisholm 49 L95, N01,02,03,04,07,11, O08,12
3 David Dix 56 Pembroke 92, Rugby B91,92
4 Colin Scott 38 B08, G04, 05, 07, N07
5 David Nelson 40 B11, 12, N05
6 Matthew Parish 52 B94,95, N93,94,95, O96
7 Tom Middleton 47 L96, N97,98,99, 01, O00
Stroke Fred Gill 38 G09, B10, N08, 11, 12
Cox Charlie Marcus B20, 21, 22, G19
Reserves John Heder G08
Reserves Guy Pooley B88, 89,90,91, N91,93,O92,96
Reserves James Cracknell 52 B19,N91,93-95,97-99,01-03,O96,00,04

Coaches: Donald Legget, Richard Phelps, Matthew Holland
Average age: 47
Average weight: 14st 4lb

Oxford Men’s Veteran Boat

Position Name Age Experience
Bow Michal Plotkowiak 42 B07, 09
2 Colin Smith 40 B04,06,09, I05, N05,06,07, O08
3 Richard Manners 51 B93, N93,94
4 Moritz Hafner 39 I10, B11, N08,09
5 Sjoerd Hamburger 41 B09,10, N03-07,09,10,11,13, O08,12
6 Toby Ayer 49 I97, 98, B99, 00
7 George Bridgewater 41 B09, N05,06,07,15, O04,08,12,16
Stroke Ante Kusurin 40 B07, 09, N02,03,04,05,06,07, O08
Cox Jack Tottem B22

Average age: 43
Average weight: 15st 4lb

Cambridge Women’s Veteran Boat

Position Name Age Experience
Bow Liz Bassett 49 BL97
2 Caroline Ng 45 B99-00
3 Ruth Naylor 55 BL91
4 Linda Dennis (C) 49 BL95, B96
5 Blaise Metreweli 46 B97
6 Cath Bishop 52 B91,93 N95-04 O96,00,04
7 Fay Sandford 33 B11-13
Stroke Fran Rawlins 37 L07,08 N17-18
Cox Emily Insanally L20

Average age: 46

Oxford Women’s Veteran Boat

Position Name Age Experience
Bow Tamara Laughton 41 L06, N06
2 Emma Payne 40 B04, 06
3 Alice Topley 45 B04, N07, O08
4 Jenny Taylor (C) 56 S97, N17
5 Victoria Parsons 51 OS94-95
6 Jess Webb 46 BL98, B99, 01-02
7 Ali Cox 51 B93-94
Stroke Lebby Eyres 52 OS93, B94
Cox Nicola Walther B95, N99-00

Average age: 48