CUWBC Announces Crews for Women’s Eights Head

Cambridge will once again be the most represented University at the Women’s Eights Head of the River Race, with 25 crews racing. 3 of these crews will be representing Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club, the remainder from the various College Boat Clubs.

The 2 CUWBC crews selected for the forthcoming Cancer Research UK Boat Race will test their form ahead of the 24th March. The Club will also boat a 3rd 8 consisting of the openweight spares plus members of the CUWBC Development Squad who have been training with the College Boat Clubs and also alongside the CUWBC Squad.

The Women’s Eights Head is the largest women’s rowing race in the world with 319 eights taking part. The Race is held over the reverse of The Boat Race course. CUWBC has won the University Pennant as the fastest student crew for the last 3 years.

The crews selected are below:

Women’s Elite 8+ (#2)
Olivia Coffey (Homerton)
Myriam Goudet-Boukhatmi (Lucy Cavendish)
Alice White (Homerton)
Kelsey Barolak (Homerton)
Thea Zabell (Downing)
Paula Wesselmann Jesus)
Imogen Grant (Trinity)
Tricia Smith (Christ’s)
Cox: Sophie Shapter (St Catharine’s)

Women’s Senior 8+ (#7)
Amelia Perrin (Trinity)
Lucy Pike (Trinity Hall)
Larkin Sayre (Wolfson)
Daphne Martschenko (Magdalene)
Laura Foster (Queens’)
Anne Beenken (Peterhouse)
Emma Andrews (Pembroke)
Pippa Dakin (Newnham)
Cox: Sophie Wrixon (Darwin)

Women’s Intermediate 8+ (#89)
Rebecca Dell (Christ’s)
Abigail Parker (Emmanuel)
Sarah Carlotti (Churchill)
Sally O’Brien (Peterhouse)
Kate Shipley (Wolfson)
Katie Bruce (Trinity Hall)
Katie McDaid (Caius)
Clare Pearson (Fitzwilliam)
Cox: Catriona Bourne (Magdalene)

Meanwhile, CUWBC Alumni will be out in force representing various Clubs including Cantabrigian RC, Tideway Scullers School, Royal Air Force RC and Army RC.

The Cancer Research UK Boat Race take place on Saturday 24 March 2018.