Cambridge Trial Eights – crews announced

The Cambridge Trial Eights will take place tomorrow, Monday 10th December. The CUWBC Trial Eights will start at 13.37 following by CUBC at 14.37.

CUWBC have chosen to name their crews after 2 very influential women Curie and Suttner. The first woman to win a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. Two years later, Bertha von Suttner was the first female winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The crew lists are as follows:

Suttner
Stroke. Emma Andrews
7. Ida Gørtz-Jacobsen
6. Lily Lindsay
5. Abigail Parker
4. Larkin Sayre
3. Laura Foster
2. Fanny Belais
Bow. Sally O’Brien
Cox. Catriona Bourne-Swinton

Curie
Stroke. Philippa Whittaker
7. Kate Horvat
6. Sophie Deans
5. Tricia Smith
4. Naomi Pygott
3. Adriana Perez-Rotondo
2. Rebecca Dell
Bow. Charlotte Jackson
Cox. Hugh Spaughton

CUBC have chosen to commemorate Lieutenant Colonel Roger Kerrison and Lieutenant Lancelot Ridley by naming their Trial Eights crews Roger and Lancelot.

‘Roger’ is named for Lieutenant Colonel Roger Kerrison, of Trinity College, who rowed in both the losing 1893 and 1894 Boat Races and took his BA in 1895. Lt. Col. Kerrison died on active service on September 18, 1917.

‘Lancelot’ honours Lieutenant Lancelot Ridley of Jesus College, who coxed both the losing 1913 and winning 1914 CUBC crews. Ridley took his BA in 1913 but came back to study further. Joining the Royal Berkshire Regiment, Lieutenant Ridley was killed in action on the Somme on August 9th, 1916.

The crew lists are as follows:

Roger
Stroke. Freddie Davidson
7. Tom Strudwick
6. Gerard Kuenning
5. Callum Sullivan
4. Harry Baxter
3. Harry Sivills
2. Joe Nash
Bow. Tim Nugent
Cox. Charlie Marcus

Lancelot
Stroke. Reggie Mitchell
7. Rob Harris
6. Dara Alizadeh
5. Grant Bitler
4. Jonty Page
3. Dave Bell
2. Hugo Durward
Bow. Theo Weinberger
Cox. Matthew Holland