2009 Boat Race Squads

A Boat Race squad begins the season (September) at around 30-40 strong, depending on the year. This is generally cut back to a core squad of around 24 by winter training camp (late December or early January). This squad of 24 usually comprises 20 rowers and four coxwains. 18 seats are up for grabs at each university (2 coxing seats and 16 rowing seats) as both Oxford and Cambridge boat a Blue Boat and a reserve boat on Boat Race day. The names below are both the rowers and coxes trialing as of Trial Eights in December 2008. They will be competing for the seats mentioned. Those who do not make the Blue Boat or reserve boat may be in a spare pair or four which may be called on in case of illness or injury leading up to or on Boat Race day on the 29th March 2009.

This year Oxford has a squad featuring 11 different nationalities competing for seats in the 2009 Race. There are eight from the USA and seven from Britain, two from Germany, along with individuals from Australia, Canada, Croatia, France, Holland, Ireland, New Zealand and Poland. There are also several Internationals and Olympians in the squad due it being a post Olympic year.

Two-thirds of the Cambridge squad is made up of British rowers and coxes (15), with the addition of five Americans, two Canadians and an Australian. Despite being less experienced on paper, Cambridge crews did well against their rivals, Oxford, in the annual Fours Head race on the Tideway course in early November.

Cambridge

Henry Pelly (President), Joe Baddeley, John Clay, Hardy Cubasch, Rebecca Dowbiggin, Fred Gill, Julian Granger-Bevan, Helen Hodges, Jim Houghton, Joel Jennings, Sasha Kasas, Peter Marsland, Deaglan McEachern, Ryan Monaghan, George Nash, Shane O'Mara, Dan O'Shaughnessy, Ted Randolph, Tom Ransley, Silas Stafford, Code Sternal, James Strawson, Rob Weitemeyer

Cambridge Coaching Team

Chris Nilsson (Head Coach), Rob Baker (Goldie Coach), Donald Legget (Assistant Coach)

Oxford

Colin Smith (President), Adam Barhamand, George Bridgewater, Douglas Bruce, Philip Clausen-Thue, Alec Dent, Tim Farquharson, Alexandra Girard, Colin Groshong, Sjoerd Hamburger, Ben Harrison, Alex Hearne, David Hopper, Arend Janssen, Colin Keogh, Ante Kusurin, Ben Mansfield, Aaron Marcovy, Winter Mead, Michal Plotkowiak, Ben Rosenberger, Tom Solesbury, Justin Stangal, Mike Valli, Martin Walsh

Oxford Coaching Team

Sean Bowden (Head Coach), Andy Nelder (Isis Coach), Nick Howe (Assistant Coach), Daniel Topolski (Coxing Coach)