Women's Boat Race 2011
| 66th Women's Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 March 2011 | ||
| Winner | Oxford | ||
| Margin of victory | 1 length | ||
| Winning time | 6 minutes 24 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 40–26 | ||
| Umpire | Mark Blandford-Baker | ||
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The 66th Women's Boat Race took place on 27 March 2011. The race was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races and took place at Henley-on-Thames. Oxford won by one length in a time of 6 minutes 24 seconds, their fourth consecutive win. The victory took the overall record in the event to 40–26 in Cambridge's favour.
Background
The Women's Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) and the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) that has taken place since 1927.[1] It was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, on the traditional straight course at Henley-on-Thames.[2] Oxford went into the race as champions, having won the 2010 race by four lengths, with Cambridge leading 40–25 overall.[1] The race was sponsored by Newton Investment Management, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, for the first time.[3]
The umpire for the race was Mark Blandford-Baker,[4] bursar of Magdalen College, Oxford.[5]
Crews
Trials for the crews were held in December 2010. Oxford's trial boats raced along the Adelaide Straight in Ely and were named Keep Calm and Carry On.[6]
Oxford's crew included Natalie Redgrave, the daughter of five-time Olympic gold medallist Steve Redgrave.[7]
| Seat | Cambridge  |
Oxford  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | College | Name | College | |
| Bow | Elizabeth Polgreen (P) | Girton | Nicole Scheumann | Lincoln |
| 2 | Izzi Boanas-Evans | Murray Edwards | Connie Spoor (P) | Magdalen |
| 3 | Anna Kendrick | Emmanuel | Harriet Keane | St Anne's |
| 4 | Ruth Blackshaw | Newnham | Natalie Redgrave | Pembroke |
| 5 | Tamara Hornik | Wolfson | Eugenia Gossen | Lincoln |
| 6 | Pernille Thuesen | Christ's | Sonia Bracegirdle | Merton |
| 7 | Fay Sandford | Gonville and Caius | Eleanor Piggott | Pembroke |
| Stroke | Cath Wheeler | Queens' | Brianna Stubbs | Pembroke |
| Cox | Kate Richards | Queens' | Nathanial Upton | Trinity |
| Sources:[8][9] (P) – boat club president | ||||
Race
The winners' shield was presented by Olympic bronze medallist and former Cambridge college rower Anna Watkins.[10]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "History of the course". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Morrissey, Helena (4 April 2015). "Helena Morrissey: 'Tide turns in favour of boat race women'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Mark Blandford-Baker to Umpire World Rowing Championships and Women's Boat Race". Magdalen College, Oxford. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Mr Mark Blandford-Baker". Magdalen College, Oxford. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Trial VIIIs". Cambridge University Women's Boat Club. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Lusher, Adam; Quarrell, Rachel (5 April 2011). "Sir Steve Redgrave's daughter still 'learning to row well' but provides the power in the Women's Boat Race". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Crews". Oxford University Women's Boat Club. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Crew Lists 2010s". CUWBC History.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Natalie Redgrave helps Oxford win Women's Boat Race". BBC Sport. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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