First Test for the Blues at The Fours Head 2021
This weekend Oxford Women, Cambridge Men and Cambridge Women will race in quad sculls, coxed and coxless fours from Chiswick to Putney in The Fours Head.
The Fours Head is the premiere autumn Head event held annually on The Tideway of the River Thames in London. The event helps prepare the crews, from Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Clubs in their bid towards The Boat Race 2022, providing the experience of racing the river. The Boat Race 2022 rowing squads will race against clubs and university crews from all over the UK, with fast and furious action expected on the river. For some students on the squads , this will be the first time they will have raced along The Championship Course, albeit in the other direction, for others it will be familiar performance territory.
OUWBC are hugely excited to line up against the best in the country in this weekend’s Fours Head of the River.
Given the popularity of this event amongst contesting crews, the event reached full capacity within two days of registration opening, which resulted in Oxford Men missing out on a place to compete in this year’s Fours Head event.
Oxford University Women's Boat Club Head Coach, Andrew Nelder said,
“OUWBC are hugely excited to line up against the best in the country in this weekend’s Fours Head of the River. The team missed racing on the tideway last season and are delighted to return to their proper race course . This race will be first contact with Cambridge and an opportunity to see how Oxford measure up at this point in the season. Internally we have extremely fierce competition, and this will be a continuation of that selection process. Our thanks to the Fours Head organisers for their hard work in putting on the 2021 race. We are also deeply grateful to Oxford City Rowing Club who have lent us two boats, allowing the OUWBC to field five crews for the first time.”
“OUWBC are hugely excited to line up against the best in the country in this weekend’s Fours Head of the River. The team missed racing on the tideway last season and are delighted to return to their proper race course . This race will be first contact with Cambridge and an opportunity to see how Oxford measure up at this point in the season. Internally we have extremely fierce competition, and this will be a continuation of that selection process. Our thanks to the Fours Head organisers for their hard work in putting on the 2021 race. We are also deeply grateful to Oxford City Rowing Club who have lent us two boats, allowing the OUWBC to field five crews for the first time.”
The Fours Head
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There are 410 crews racing on Saturday
First race at 10:45am from Chiswick Bridge
First race at 10:45am from Chiswick Bridge
CUBC's crews contain a number of 2020 Tokyo Olympians, headlined by Olympic Champion Grace Prendergast and GB 2k World Record holder Tom George, and represent the strongest squad that the Club has had in many years
A statement from Cambridge University Boat Club stated "CUBC's crews contain a number of 2020 Olympians, headlined by Olympic champion Grace Prendergast and GB 2k World Record holder Tom George, and represent the strongest squad that the Club has had in many years."
CUBC Chief Coach, Rob Baker said,
’'We are looking forward to seeing how we are going at this point in the season, The Fours Head is a marker, we can asses our progress by and see where we stand with other crews in the Country. All of our crews are excited to get back to racing and in particular racing down the Championship course.’’
CUBC Women's Chief Coach Patrick Ryan added further, "I am incredibly excited to see us able to compete in this wonderful event after 2 years away. We're looking forward to some excellent racing against some of the UK's leading clubs and universities as we build toward The Boat Race.'
CUBC Chief Coach, Rob Baker said,
’'We are looking forward to seeing how we are going at this point in the season, The Fours Head is a marker, we can asses our progress by and see where we stand with other crews in the Country. All of our crews are excited to get back to racing and in particular racing down the Championship course.’’
CUBC Women's Chief Coach Patrick Ryan added further, "I am incredibly excited to see us able to compete in this wonderful event after 2 years away. We're looking forward to some excellent racing against some of the UK's leading clubs and universities as we build toward The Boat Race.'
Full Crew Lists below
Cambridge Men's Crews
*Crew lists correct at time of publishing
Open Championship 4+
Oliver Wynne-Griffith Str PeterhouseGeorge Finlayson 3 Peterhouse
Tom George 2 Peterhouse
Luca Ferraro Bow King's College
Charlie Marcus Cox Trinity College
Open Championship 4+
Simon Schurch Str St. Edmund's CollegeReef Boericke 3 Gonville and Caius College
James Bernard 2 St Edmund's College
Hugo Durward Bow Sidney Sussex College
Oli Boyne Cox Downing College
Open Championship 4+
Cameron Spiers Str Downing CollegeHenry Evans 3 St Edmund's College
Tom Lynch 2 Hughes Hall College
Toby Satterthwaite Bow Peterhouse College
Zac Mee Cox Trinity College
Open Championship 4-
James Hunter Str St. Catharine's CollegeSeb Benzecry 3 Jesus College
Tom Marsh 2 St. John's College
Ollie Parish Bow Peterhouse
Open Championship 4+
Ed Townsend Str DowningGeorge Hawkswell 3 Gonville and Caius College
Dan Toy 2 Gonville and Caius College
Peter Stevens Bow Queens' College
Jasper Parish Cox Clare College
Cambridge Women's Crews
*Crew lists correct at time of publishing
Women's Championship 4-
Ruby Tew Str Queens' CollegeBronya Sykes 3 Gonville and Caius College
Grace Prendergast 2 Queens' College
Imogen Grant Bow Trinity College
Women's Championship 4-
Alex Riddell-Webster Str Murray Edwards CollegeJo Matthews 3 St. John's College
Elena von Mueller 2 Jesus College
Gemma King Bow St John's College
Women's Championship 4+
Caoimhe Dempsey Str Newnham CollegePaige Badenhorst 3 Magdalene College
Jenna Armstrong 2 Jesus College
Adriana Perez Rotondo Bow Newnham College
Dylan Whitaker Cox King's College
Women's Championship 4+
Vera Kunz Str Gonville and Caius CollegeClare Hole 3 St Catharine's College
Millie Hopkins 2 Newnham College
Carina Graf Bow Emmanuel College
Leila Uddin Cox Magdalene College
Oxford Women's Crews
*Crew lists correct at time of publishing
Women's Championship 4+
Amelia Standing Str St Anne's CollegeErin Reelick 3 New College
Gabrielle Smith 2 Regent's Park College
Anastasia Posner Bow Pembroke College
Emily Twinn Cox St Edmund's College
Women's Championship 4+
Annie Anezakis Str Lady Margaret Hall CollegeJulia Lindsay 3 St Cross College
Olivia Farrar 2 Wolfson College
Christine Cavallo Bow St. Anne's College
Charlotte Grayson Cox Wadham College
Women's Championship 4-
Anja Zehfuss Str Green Templeton CollegeSara Helin 3 St. Peter's College
Lucy Miles 2 Lady Margaret Hall College
Megan Stoker Bow St Peter's College
Women's Championship4+
Claire Aitken Str Oriel College Emma Hewlett 3 Trinity College
Georgia Jones 2 Somerville College
Alison Carrington Bow Hertford College
Tara Slade Cox St Peter's College
Women's Academic 4-
Laurel Kaye Str Worcester CollegeElizabeth Rees 3 St Catherine's College
Charlotte Wittram 2 Lincoln College
Isobel Stuart-Smith Bow Trinity College
Come down to watch the race as there are plenty of great viewing points along the river tow path.
Bring your wellies and an umbrella as it is likely to rain!
For more details about the event and a full entry list use the link to reach the event website.
Bring your wellies and an umbrella as it is likely to rain!
For more details about the event and a full entry list use the link to reach the event website.
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