about the University Hospital Bumps in London (UK) in late May.
A link to the Flora London Marathon results (UK), for those who were running it. Olympic champion Tom James (at least, I'm pretty sure it was him) did 4 hours 9:01 minutes, and silver medallist Al Heathcote in 2 hours 58:36 minutes (nice one Al).
Friday 24th April 2009
Looks like March/April is a good time to hold an ocean-rowing race: the Bouvet Rames Guyane race across from Saint-Louis (Senegal) to Cayenne (French Guyana) was won a few days ago by Patrick Hoyau in just over 42 days, with Mathieu Bonnier and Charles Bergere second and third only hours after.
Rowing in the news - Engineering a comeback (Boston Globe, USA), Trinity could lift Wylie Cup (Irish Times, Ireland), MBRC second at home (Canada.com), Rowers capture awards at indoor event (North Fulton, USA), MRC storms Princeton (The Hour, USA), Size no barrier for powerful young rower (Nelson Mail, UK), County OKs alcohol for catered events at Clarks Bridge Park (Gainesville Times, USA), Alcohol amendment draws fire (Access North Georgia, USA), Olympics 2012 work wins London high praise from IOC inspectors (Guardian, UK), Leander visit for novices (Henley Standard, UK), Open house planned for Boathouse in the Glen (Georgetown Independent and Free Press, USA), View from the water (Groton Times, USA), Imashi Ramanayake wins novices race (Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka), Six shine for north west (Community News Group, UK), Drivers get a work out while providing extra power for HumanCar Imagine PS (All Cars Electric, USA), City student makes NZ squad (Southland Times, NZ), Rowers take on Irish Sea for charity (Western Telegraph, UK), Parking will soon be permitted along Commissioners Street again (Inside Toronto, Canada, yes, has rowing relevance), Judge Dunne Regatta held Sunday in Skokie (Skokie Review, USA), Medal joy for Tooley and Lovering (South Devon Herald Express, UK), Bexhill Trust Challenger leads ocean race (Bexhill Observer, UK), Thousands of pounds of equipment stolen from club (News Guardian, UK), Learning to scull is like learning to dance (Earth Times, global).
Thursday 23rd April 2009
The programme and draw for Chester le Street Regatta (UK) are online in PDF format.
The Metropolitan Regatta (30th-31st May, UK) is open on OARA for entries. This year the regatta will be accepting OARA online payments as well.
Coming up this weekend, the 23rd Memorial Paolo D'Aloja Regatta in Piedluco (Italy). 15 nations are competing, including the Czech Republic (with Vaclav Chalupa) and the new Italian national team. Ongoing news and results from the Italian Federation website.
New Zealand set to challenge Britain at Henley Royal Regatta (RQ, Telegraph, UK).
Tuesday 21st April 2009
Recently retired Irish international Eugene Coakley has joined Powerhouse Sport to help with sales and marketing, and also product development.
Details of Castle Semple Regatta (30th May, UK) are online. The regatta is as Castle Semple Loch, Scotland, on a 1000m six-lane fully buoyed course.
The Environment Agency (UK) is holding a Water Framework Directive consultation, and want input from water users under their remit. See the index page on the EA site for more information: there is a covering letter and indexes for each of the EA's regions. The consultation has apparently already been running since December 2008, and goes on until 22nd June 2009, so get your views in. Each region's page shows how you can submit comments, either through the website, by post or coming to a meeting (though quite a lot of these have already happened).
Information for Tees Regatta (UK) is starting to go online, with the poster available in a Powerpoint format. If they are previously informed of the chance, the organisers are prepared to help crews who change status on the weekend of 9th-10th May, to do so. Entries close at 9pm on Thursday 7th May.
A recent thread on the rec.sport.rowing newsgroup - a way to turn an iPhone 3G or an iPod Touch into a rowing performance monitor. Note that it's suggested you get a good waterproof case for your iThing if you do this! Apps are available to help measure stroke rate, distance, speed, and to shift workout data to your computer.
Monday 20th April 2009
More devilish collaborations between rowing clubs and pop divas - Molesey Boat Club doing Bonnie Tyler's "I Need A Hero" while on training camp (YouTube, UK). Lock up your daughters (and sons).
The draw for Hammersmith Regatta (UK) is online.
Borne at Chiswick Bridge Regatta (9th May, UK) is open on OARA (only) for entries. As well as open, veteran, women and junior categories, mixed fours are offered for those who wish to race without picking up points. Entries close Sunday 3rd May at 8pm.
The provisional draw (Excel), draw letter (Word) and boat hire application form (Excel) for Strathclyde Park Regatta (UK) are online. The boat hire form must be returned by 8pm on Wednesday 22nd April at latest.
All the information for Birmingham Regatta (UK, 25th April) is on the link, which is the dedicated regatta page. Includes draw in three formats, safety plan, instructions, and maps.
Results from the Junior Inter-Regional Regatta (UK) are online, in PDFs split into age-groups, and as a full text file of all races. The Victori Ludorum were the North West (girls and overall) and Thames Upriver (Boys).
Results and photos from Abingdon Head (UK) are online.
Saturday and Sunday results from Gent Spring Regatta (Belgium) are online in PDF format.
Rowing in the news - One ocean row begins, another ends (WorldRowing, FISA), Calpe in Ghent (Gibraltar Chronicle, Gibraltar), Young sports stars shine (Isle of Wight County Press Online, UK), Having a whale of a time with the river dragons (Northern Echo, UK), Reed puts one over club mates (Henley Standard, UK), Watson takes mantle as top lightweight (AOC press releease, Australia), Grumpy? Then drink some more (Telegraph, UK, Tokyo spends $4.5m to host IOC inspection (Asia One News, Japan), There's more to Longhorns than just rowing (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA), Rowers cap top seasons (Tasmania Mercury, Australia), Hutchins dominates school event (Tasmania Examiner, Australia), Here we row, here we row.... (Burton Mail, UK), Florida Tech boats advance at SIRA championships (Florida Today, USA), Regatta puts down roots at Melton Hill (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA), Volunteers clean up around Carter Lake (WOWT, USA), Rowing needs sexing up (Sunday Star Times, NZ), Rowing for fitness (The Suburbanite, USA), Palm Desert youth competes in Junior Blind Olympics (The Desert Sun, USA), Fix it or deep-six it? (London Free Press, Canada), Swimmers feel sting as jellyfish thrive (San Francisco Chronicle, USA - don't capsize in the Bay this summer!), Rowing adventure lures Ocean Angels (West Australian, Australia), Ocean rowing 1896-2009 (a good article from YachtPals, UK), Six gold medals for Cuba in ALBA Games in rowing (Radio Guantanamo, Cuba), Park District releases new Olympic details (Chicago Daily Observer, USA), In the row at Tulsa (Victoria Advocate, USA), Medallists come home to Brentwood (Canada.com, Canada), Young Katie sets new world record (Reading Evening News, UK), Rookies invited to join annual regatta (Kidderminster Shuttle, UK), Talented teenager is selected for GB rowing team (Peterborough Today, UK), Cleddau Race marks a buoyant start to 2009 for rowers! (an overexcited Tenby Observer, UK), Need to improve standards (Liam Gorman, Irish Times, Ireland), Row with the flow (Tulsa World, USA), Aussie rowers to paddle 47 days to Mauritius (e-Travel Blackboard press release, Australia), NT grad picks up an oar in college, finds success (Niagara Gazette, USA), Going from a boat to a bike (Waikato Times, NZ), All go for rowing world championships in 2010 (Radio Sport, NZ), Freeman shines in trials (Mike Rosewell, Oxford Times, UK), Wells and Hodge show top class (Bradford Telegraph Argus, UK), Rower Hodge shows his versatility (Craven Herald, UK), Sacramento River tops endangered list (Redding Record, USA), Rowers get ready to hit the river (Bracebridge Examiner & Gravenhurst Banner, Canada).
And two odder ones - Dwain Chambers: "I'm a determined little man" (Tim Black writing what looks suspiciously like it might be an actual libel of Jurgen Grobler in Spiked magazine, UK), and Popping the prom question (with rowing as one of the examples, Annapolis Capital, USA).
Friday 17th April 2009
Results from the Bedford Spring Fours and Small Boats Head (UK) in their usual web-friendly format.
And results from Northwich Head in PDF and Excel formats (UK).
Belatedly, results from Lincoln Head (UK) in time order and event order. Event photographs are also available.
Crews going to the Junior Inter-Regional Regatta this weekend (UK) please note that Holme Pierrepont has recently changed its circulation pattern. See the JIRR website for the updated circulation pattern, as well as other safety information, crew details and draw.
Thursday 16th April 2009
A reminder on the Scottish Rowing news page that this year their junior Home International Regatta junior coaches who have not already had a Disclosure Check done will have to do so. See the 12th April item for more (Scotland).
Wednesday 15th April 2009
Entries are open for Hammersmith Amateur Regatta (UK) and will close at noon on Sunday 19th April.
Wallingford Regatta (UK, 3rd May) is now open on OARA with online payment, preferably by debit card. Closing date 22nd April latest, but it has been oversubscribed for many of the recent years so early entry with immediate payment is advised to avoid disappointment. Secretaries please make sure you include a suitable address for posting out race numbers, and a mobile phone number for someone able to take on the spot decisions if the organisers need to move crews to alternative events.
The Welsh Open Regatta (Cardiff, 9th May, UK) is also open on OARA, closing at 1pm on 3rd May. The 1500m 6-lane 2008 Home Countries course is being used.
Full details of Durham City Regatta (9th-10th May, UK) are online.
Pengwern Boat Club (UK) are once again running their useful anonymous Regatta Matchmaker for Shrewsbury Regatta so that possible entrants can be sure whether or not they will have competition.
Blood Over Water (Bloomsbury, UK) can now be bought from the publishers directly (previous link), and also from Rowperfect (UK).
Turns out the Telegraph was able to publish my full GB trials report, Olympians dominate British trials, even though only a short bit made it into the print paper due to a late advert change. (RQ, UK).
Rowing headlines - It takes a community to row an ocean (Metro Spirit, USA), Yobs pelt swan with missiles (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Olympians come out to play at triathlon event (Canada.com, Canada), Adventurer suspends global rowing attempt (Ipswich Evening Star, UK), Carr to coach for Canada (Canada.com), Balance the flow, shorten the leg (Greater Greater Washington, USA, see the comments for the rowing connection), Sculls pair go from last to first (Auckland Stuff, NZ), Club marks 125 years (Auckland Stuff, NZ), Dilly and Dart impress at Head (Ivybridge & South Brent Gazette, UK), Grainger and Williams steal the show at GB trials (Maidenhead Advertiser, UK), English rower battles the Southern seas (Newstalk, NZ), Rower abandons world bid (Tasmania Mercury, Australia), Row, row, row... for the Relay for Life (Amesbury News, USA), StealthRowing among PennVention winners (Money Central, USA), Winnipeg Rowing Club takes on water (CBC, Canada), Dad and son train for Atlantic Challenge (NW Evening Mail, UK), Military, sports training similar, Olympic gold medallist says (Kingston Whig-Standard, UK), Selection surprises MBC rower (Marlborough Express, NZ), Campbell chasing rowing glory (UK Express, UK), Oars in play as teams coast along (Tasmania Examiner, Australia), Center makes sailing an option for more folks (Charlotte Observer, Canada, also about rowing), Jacks win Covered Bridge Regatta (Times-Standard, USA), Bewdley rowers get on their bikes for Milbrook (Kidderminster Shuttle, UK), Late sprint lifts Vikings (Bellingham Herald, USA), Cross Atlantic row raises money for cancer research (Hartford Courant, USA), Louisvillian rowed boat ashore, hasn't stopped (Lexington Herald Leader, USA), Shells by the lakeshore (Register-Guard, USA), School rowing popularity augurs well for future (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Mental anguish that dogs champion athletes (Adelaide Now, Australia, by Amber Halliday), Kicking off in memory of doctor (Dorset Echo, UK), Rowers duel for Knecht Cup on Cooper River (Cherry Hill Courier Post, USA), Rowing contest is dry run for lake (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, USA), Cousins in mood to be singled out (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Oarsmen show good signs for season ahead (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), Grainger dominates at GB trials (BBC Sport, UK), and Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell takes on Devizes to Westminster canoe race (Telegraph, UK - Cracknell goes to the dark side).
StealthRowing, the company mentioned in a link above, have their own website here (USA).
Tuesday 14th April 2009
Trailing issues (UK): - A couple of North-East rowers trailing or towing or cartopping boats have been stopped lately, suggesting there might have been a local crack-down by police. All those transporting boats, even on a large trailer, are advised to carry a full printout of the rules for transporting, and the ARA's further guidance notes, so that you can show them to traffic police if stopped, and explain the details. Many police won't know the precise regulations, which are very unusual compared with those for most vehicles. See section 2.5 of RowSafe for the relevant downloads - the trailer/towing guide is particularly helpful.
Results from the A and B finals, semis and time-trials of the GB Rowing Hazewinkel camp (UK) on the GB Rowing page.
And photos from the trials at this link, courtesy of Marc Legein (RSNB, Belgium).
Birmingham Regatta is now closed (UK), the entry limit having been exceeded before the final deadline. The draw will still be done this coming Thursday after noon.
Details of Bedford Regatta (9th May, UK) are online.
Entries for the Oxford City Bumping Races (UK) are still open until next Wednesday. Local clubs are asked to give the races space on 25th April: racing will be every half hour.
New development for adaptive rowing (WorldRowing, FISA).
FISA is also carrying an advert for a coaching job in India.
Sunday 12th April 2009
I recently discovered that someone has already set up a RowingService Twitter page, currently showing RSS feeds of this page up until late March. I think/hope this is someone helpful just saving the name for me, and doing something useful with it, but it would be nice to find out who that person is, so if you know, drop me an email.
However, the reason I found out is that I'm starting a small experiment - live updates from specific events via Twitter. I'm testing it this weekend at the GB trials in Hazewinkel, and will send a few short updates today, to see if it's likely to be something worth doing. The morning is time-trials, so don't expect anything earth-shattering unless there's an incident, but from the semi-finals I will have a go at sending short summaries of some races. Can't commit to more at the moment - see how it goes. The address is twitter.com/RowingVoice for those who want to follow it.
Thursday 9th April 2009
Wind alters Tunisia rowing regatta (WorldRowing, FISA).
The 2009 Crew Classic results are online (USA), and this year's race DVDs can be ordered online. JAMCOTimes did their usual coverage, including live split times, with the diagrams still available to show race progress.
FISA's athletes in focus this month are Minna Nieminen and Sanna Sten.
Scottish Rowing's information on the GB-France match selection etc is on their international page - as far as I can see it's the ARA details (UK).
And those are on this ARA page. In the same section, the GB senior trials info and entry lists (UK).
The 2009 FISA rulebook has been published online, with marked-up versions showing changes from the 2007 edition (all PDFs). Progression changes: 9-10 entries have been slimmed down to a single repechage (sensible); 25-26 entries now have a rep as well as heats, before the quarters, so that a temporary problem in the heats does not eliminate someone from getting to the medal final. Other changes which will affect competing rowers: athletes at world championships should be able to show a passport or identity card to prove nationality - this will only be waived in exceptional circumstances; the rowing commitment form must be signed and received by FISA before FISA accreditation can be issued; coxes and lightweights shall be weighed with them wearing "only their racing uniform" (ie accessories no longer allowed); lightweights must now weigh in no more than two hours before the first race of each lightweight event in which they are taking part, and must present themselves as a crew to be weighed, but as per the new agreement, all lightweights in an event shall be weighed before the first round of racing, even if some are not taking part in that first round (eg if it's a rep and they are already in the final); lightweights who are over weight by the expiry of the time allowed for weighing will now be excluded; masters category J (80+) has been formally created; Olympic and Paralympic boat classes are exempt from the 'under-7-entries' rule at all levels including J18 and U23; bow-balls must now be solid and not deflect sideways when pushed; heel restraints must now not allow lift of the heel of more than 7cm; boats of more than 11.9m must be sectioned, with no section longer than 11.9m; crews required to weigh their boats who do not take it straight there will be penalised as if it was underweight; the rules on advertising have been revised and should be read carefully by athletes and federations; the draw will take place at at team managers' meeting; the lane draw rules have altered slightly; the 100m start zone rule now applies if the bow of the boat has not yet crossed the 100m line; and there are a number of changes in the anti-doping regulations to come into line with current WADA, with athletes and support staff being required to know what the latest rules are.
Wednesday 8th April 2009
The Glasgow Spring Regatta (Scotland, UK) has been cancelled because many events still have only 2 entrants. The organisers would rather not put the regatta on than run an event that would fall below the standards they want to set. They would like to emphasise that the decision was made purely on consideration of the quality of the event, and it is not a financial one. They would also like to thank and apologise to the rowers who offered to take part, and to the umpires who had offered to officiate.
Oxford City Bumps (UK, 25th April) is open for entries, closing on 22nd April.
BUCS (UK) are looking for volunteers for the BUCS Regatta (May bank holiday weekend). They need the usual volunteers but also anyone who could do a bit of car-park marshalling. See this list of roles for what's needed in more detail.
Newslinks - Ta-row helps Emma (Midhurst and Petworth Observer, UK), Nelson girls set course record in cup regatta (Nelson Mail, NZ), Oarsmen show good signs for season ahead (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), Sculling again (Scienceblogs, UK), Big name, even bigger future (Stuff, NZ), A quieter plan for a park shows promise (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, USA), Rower Rob Hamill turns attention to Cambodian genocide trial (3News, NZ), Rowing association appeals to young and old (Lower Hudson Journal, USA), Athletic department joins in on the Twitter craze (Michigan Daily, USA), Dart ready for Saturday spectacle (South Devon Herald Express, UK), Crews enthused by championships (Tampa Tribune, USA), Sarasota leaders look at boosting economy (Sarasota Herald Tribune, USA), IOC panel calls Chicago a 'vibrant' city (Associated Press, UK), Something to row about - the 15th annual Covered Bridge Regatta (Register-Guard, USA), Inter-provincial rowing regatta called off (Stuff, NZ), Barrett makes the right choice (Tasmania Examiner, Australia), Morrison wins canoe and rowing job (New Civil Engineer, UK), Strokes for different folks (Allentown Morning Call, USA), 'Mr Asbo' the swan attacks unsuspecting rowers (Telegraph, UK), Speedboat man fined for Thames recklessness (Get Surrey, UK), Morrison wins Olympic rowing venue race (Contract Journal, UK, with an excellent picture of Dorney Lake), Riverside rower left high and dry after boat disappears (Leighton Buzzard Today, UK, not fine-shell rowing), Ben and Neils' amazing adventure (About My Area Cheshire, UK), Rowing an ocean somewhere (WorldRowing, FISA), Town regatta 'will ride out the storm' (Burton Mail, UK), Sozzled thieves left trail of clues (Dumbarton Reporter, UK), Wrexham's Olympic gold-medallist to cycle in memorial challenge (Evening Leader, UK), Warning over rogue swan attacks (Cambridge Evening News, UK), School trio celebrate canoeing achievements (This is Staffordshire, UK, including about rowing, but with a few errors in the piece!), Ask the expert: crew (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, USA), Rowing program promotes reading (Daily Comet, USA, second item, an interesting idea for linking rowing and education), Egg Harbor Township girls find quick success in varsity-four boat (Press of Atlantic City, USA), A new passion (interesting blog on the Paly Voice, USA), Rowers head to national trials (Timaru Herald, NZ), 'Evers-Swin-Kearneys' impress (Otago Daily Times, NZ), Famous twins pack a lot of beer (Stuff, NZ, not about rowing but quite funny), Rower Rachel sets sights on Olympics (Bolton News, UK), Olympics 2012: 'Eton could lose out' (Windsor Express, UK), Booster had 'a passion for Saginaw' (MLive, USA, obituary), Two wins for Ancholme (Market Rasen Today, UK), Five wins for City at Lincoln (Peterborough Today, UK), Running wired (NWANews, USA), Leander Olympian leads Oxford to glory (Henley Standard, UK), MP joins rowers for 10-mile charity event (Northern Echo, UK), Amazing place, race for Michigan (San Diego Union Tribune, USA), SI rowers picked for NZ squad (Stuff, NZ), Cal men claim win in Varsity-8 at San Diego Crew Classic (San Jose Mercury News, USA), Cup results disappoint (Marlborough Express, NZ), All that hard work pays off with gold (Waikato Times, NZ), Rowing takes a team approach (Washington Post, USA), Every crew wants to beat Hamilton stars (Waikato Times, NZ), Hamilton eight pip Westlake (New Zealand Herald, NZ).
Tuesday 7th April 2009
Courtesy of NE Rowing, a job vacancy for a PE and sport development support officer in Durham (UK, link to Word file). Applications close Monday 20th April, interviews Friday 24th April.
Details are online for Merseyside Regatta (UK, 2nd May, PDF file). There's also a Word version for those who don't like PDFs.
Friday 3rd April 2009
Rowing Center (UK) Ltd, an importer of Swift racing boats, is rapidly expanding its business and is now looking for a full-time sales manager. For more details and a job description please email enquiries@rowingcenter.com or see their advert in April's Rowing & Regatta magazine.
FISA visits 2010 rowing champs site (WorldRowing).
A local report on the Peru/Chile/Brazil championships recently (in Spanish).
A link to this weekend's San Diego Crew Classic (USA).
Rowing honours:
Rowing news - Silver stars and head boys are victorious (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), Helen set for epic adventure (Bury Free Press, UK), Rower appeals for return of book notes (Leicestershire Mercury, UK), Hughe entry forces Neptune to open regatta this evening (Irish Times, Ireland), Solo British rower Sarah Outen sets off across Indian Ocean (Sunday Times, Australia), Another medal chance for Hyland, Jenkins (Gisborne Herald, NZ), Oamaru sister act tipped to win sculls (Otago Daily Times, NZ), Rowing club to start up in May (Brunswick Times Record, USA), Men's rowing takes back Brown Cup (The Martlet, Canada).
Thursday 2nd April 2009
Sims revival (UK): After Raymond Sims Ltd closed down earlier this year, it is very good news to hear that the Ray Sims-designed Evolution shells are back in full production at the same facilities in Nottingham. The new company, Evolution Performance Composites Ltd (EPC) are specialists in the design and production of carbon composite laminates and the vacuum infusion process (VIP) used recently for the boats, and offers a full repair service for all major boat types, as before. They claim their shells will give at least 25 years of use. EPC can be contacted via the old website address, www.rowing.co.uk/.
I hear that Sir Matthew Pinsent has agreed to start the Radley 24-hour erg challenge on 18th-19th April (UK, see Tuesday 31st March news).
Thames RC (UK) has announced that their chief coach, Lubomir Kisiov, is departing for personal reasons. A new coach will be appointed for next autumn, with an interim coaching structure in place until then.
A reminder that entries for Glasgow Spring Regatta (UK) close on Sunday at 3pm, this weekend. Note that the online entry system is hard to find on the website, but can be accessed via this link.
Rowing Canada Aviron (Canada) has announced that Donna Atkinson will be its new executive director starting at this weekend's board meeting.
Leicester Regatta (19th April, UK) is open for entries on OARA. Queries to regatta@leicester-rowing.co.uk.
Karapiro, the site for the 2010 world championships, has won an international environmental award (NZ).
Wednesday 1st April 2009
Definitive Boat Race times: Milepost Ox 3-34, Cam 3-34.5; Hammersmith Bridge Cam 6-28.2, Ox 6-28.9; Chiswick Steps Ox 10-17, Cam 10-19; Barnes Bridge Ox 14-01, Cam 14-09; Finish Ox 17-00, Cam 17-12. Ox beat Cam by 3.5 lengths. Reserve race times: Milepost Isis 3-36, Goldie 3-40; Hammersmith Bridge Isis 6-33, Goldie 6-41; Chiswick Steps Isis 10-33, Goldie 10-44; Barnes Bridge Isis 14-25, Goldie 14-39; Finish Isis 17-24, Goldie 17-37. Isis beat Goldie by 4 lengths official verdict.
Catching up, pre-Boat Race material, in roughly reverse order: Pelly ready for revenge in the Boat Race (YourCanterbury, UK), Oxford master Dark Blue arts to harness power with talent (Chris Dodd, Independent, UK), Caught in time: Blues tame the Thames (The Times, UK), Multi-national Boat Race powers ahead (AFP, UK), Oxford plot winning course (Sporting Life, UK), Oxford are favourites to win Boat Race (Mirror, UK), Cambridge cox sticks her oar in with swipe at women (Daily Mail, UK), Oxford stroke Solesbury set on making Cambridge pay for his Beijing blues (Martin Cross, Guardian, UK), Boaties at Oxbridge: the Cambridge and Oxford Boat Race (Scoop, NZ), Boat Race passions endure among Olympic colleagues (Paul Weaver, Guardian, UK), Light Blues unfazed as Oxford look at heavy bet (Martin Cross, Guardian, UK), Giant Oxford crew are narrow favourites in Thames classic (Dan Topolski, Observer, UK), Wall's sausage ad looks to capitalise on final Boat Race on ITV (Guardian, UK), Nilsson plots to stem Oxford tide (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Oxford plot winning course (Sporting Life, UK), Oxford fired by Beijing quintet (Chris Dodd, Independent, UK), Light Blues to push to the limit (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Superstitions: Peter Drury (The Times, UK), Cambridge suffer injury scare (Patrick Kidd, The Times, UK), (Oxford Mail, UK), Doom Bar is the beer of the Boat Race (The Publican, UK), Oxford favourites for the Boat Race (Martin Gough, BBC Sport, UK), Nilsson keeps it the right way (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Life of Ryan not as dramatic this year (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Rebecca Dowbiggin has an oarsome plan to stun Oxford and bow out on a high (London Evening Standard, UK), Oxford aim to prove timing is everything (Patrick Kidd, The Times, UK), Deaglan McEachern gets presidential vote (Patrick Kidd, The Times, UK), West still gets a buzz after hanging up oars (Get Surrey, UK), George Bridgewater confident that Oxford are hitting top form (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Brothers adrift in troubled waters (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Livingstons stick oar in with Boat Race book (Sports Journalists Association, UK), Students v Supermen (Martin Gough, BBC Sport, UK), All of a flutter over Oxford v Cambridge boat race (Oxford Times, UK), Harrison and Stafford ready for Boat Race (WorldRowing, FISA), Cambridge refuse to rush back Tom Ransley (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Cambridge could prove the doubters wrong and defeat Oxford in this year's Boat Race (James Cracknell, Telegraph, UK).
