FIBE PhD student Sally O'Brien has every reason to feel elated. She was one of eighteen rowers and coxes from the Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club (CUWBC) who raced Oxford University Women’s Boat Club in the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Sally raced in the 7-seater Blondie crew (the Cambridge reserve crew) against Osiris (the Oxford reserve crew) over the 6.8km championship course from Putney to Mortlake resulting in a 16 second, or a 5 boat-length win. Congratulations Sally!
The Cambridge team triumphantly paid tribute to their training programme of technique and power as they surged their way to not just one but all four spectacular wins over their Oxford rivals. All four crews - the Women's Blue Boat, Men's Blue Boat, Women's Reserves (Blondie) and Men's Reserves (Goldie) were victorious in their individual races.