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Top university rowers hope to follow in footsteps of Olympic greats

The official crews for The 2012 Xchanging Boat Race were announced today at Forman’s Fish Island, just a stone’s throw from the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.

Cambridge outweighed Oxford at today’s Crew Announcement and Weigh-In for the 158th Xchanging Boat Race, with the Light Blues weighing in significantly heavier by an average of 7.9kg per man than their Dark Blue rivals.

The Boat Race Company Ltd. (BRCL) announced today that BNY Mellon will be the new Title Partner of The Boat Race.

The 2011 Xchanging Boat Race later this month will pit an Oxford boat composed largely of British students with an impressive rowing pedigree against a slightly older, multi-national Cambridge eight that includes three returning Blues from last year’s epic encounter.

This year’s official Xchanging Boat Race Dinner will be held at the prestigious Merchant Taylor’s Hall in the City of London on Thursday 17 March – just nine days before the 157th Race involving crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Striving for, and achieving, high performance in teams has become a major business imperative.

The Cambridge University Boat Club squad for the 2011 Xchanging Boat Race against Oxford University has been announced. It includes one of the biggest concentrations of home-grown oarsmen and undergraduates for many years.

Steve Trapmore MBE has been appointed Chief Coach of Cambridge University Boat Club.

American Economics student Derek Rasmussen has been appointed President of Cambridge University Boat Club for the 2010/2011 season and will lead the Light Blues into the 2011 Xchanging Boat Race against Oxford next March.