8 March 2008

Oxford University’s 2008 Boat Race crew took on a strong US national VIII on the River Thames’s Tideway course today, only three weeks prior to the Boat Race sponsored by Xchanging.

Oxford President and cox, Nick Brodie saw his crew twice defeat a strong and competitive US VIII. In a fixture which comprised two pieces of eight minutes along the course, Oxford’s Blue boat rowers showed their strength to win by 3 lengths and 2 ½ lengths respectively.

In the first Race, Oxford took the Middlesex station, while the Americans took Surrey. After a tight first half of the Race, Oxford managed to give themselves a ¾ length lead by Fulham Football Club and from there on they strengthened their position, finishing with a win of three lengths at Dove Pier. In strengthening winds and choppy waters, the Dark Blue eight then went on to win the second Race by 2 ½ lengths, finishing just short of Chiswick Bridge.

Oxford Crew

bow Jan Herzog

2 Toby Medaris

3 Ben Smith

4 Aaron Marcovy

5 Michael Wherley

6 Oliver Moore

7 Charles Cole

stroke William England

cox Nick Brodie

US VIII Crew

bow Paul Daniels

2 Matt Muffelman

3 Chris Callaghan

4 Gabriel Winkler

5 Dan Beery

6 Brodie Buckland

7 Tyler Winklevoss

stroke Cameron Winklevoss

cox Colin Groshong (Oxford)