Crews announced for The Gemini Boat Races 2023
The 2023 Boat Races will take place on Sunday, 26th March 2023
Credit: Ben Tufnell for The Boat Races
On Monday, 6 March 2023, crews were announced for the upcoming Gemini Boat Races 2023.
Last year saw the Races return to the River Thames and the iconic Championship Course following cancellation due to COVID in 2020 and a change of course to the Great Ouse at Ely in 2021.
Four exciting races ended in victory for Cambridge for both the Women’s Boat Race and the Women’s Reserve Boat Race, while Oxford dominated both Men’s Boat Races.
This year England’s two oldest universities will once again do battle on the Tideway in one of the world’s oldest and most famous amateur sporting events. Find the newly-announced crews for the Women’s and Men’s Boat Races below.
The Boat Races will be shown live on BBC One from 15:30 – 17:45 on Sunday, 26 March 2023.
The Women’s Boat Race Crews 2023
Defending champions: Cambridge
| Oxford Women | Cambridge Women |
|---|---|
| Laurel Kaye (bow) | Carina Graf (bow) |
| Claire Aitken | Rosa Millard |
| Sara Helin | Alex Riddell-Webster |
| Ella Stadler | Jenna Armstrong |
| Alison Carrington | Freya Keto |
| Freya Willis | Isabelle Bastian |
| Sarah Marshall | Claire Brillon |
| Esther Austin (stroke) | Caoimhe Dempsey (stroke) |
| Tara Slad (cox) | James Trotman (cox) |
- Oxford Women :
- Laurel Kaye (bow)
- Cambridge Women:
- Carina Graf (bow)
- Oxford Women :
- Claire Aitken
- Cambridge Women:
- Rosa Millard
- Oxford Women :
- Sara Helin
- Cambridge Women:
- Alex Riddell-Webster
- Oxford Women :
- Ella Stadler
- Cambridge Women:
- Jenna Armstrong
- Oxford Women :
- Alison Carrington
- Cambridge Women:
- Freya Keto
- Oxford Women :
- Freya Willis
- Cambridge Women:
- Isabelle Bastian
- Oxford Women :
- Sarah Marshall
- Cambridge Women:
- Claire Brillon
- Oxford Women :
- Esther Austin (stroke)
- Cambridge Women:
- Caoimhe Dempsey (stroke)
- Oxford Women :
- Tara Slad (cox)
- Cambridge Women:
- James Trotman (cox)
The Men’s Boat Race Crews 2023
Defending champions: Oxford
| Oxford Men | Cambridge Men |
|---|---|
| James Forward (bow) | Matt Edge (bow) |
| Alex Bebb | Brett Taylor |
| Freddy Orpin | Noam Mouelle |
| Tom Sharrock | Seb Benzecry |
| James Doran | Thomas Lynch |
| Jean-Philippe Dufour | Nick Mayhew |
| Tassilo von Mueller | Ollie Parish |
| Felix Drinkall (stroke) | Luca Ferraro (stroke) |
| Anna O’Hanlon (cox) | Jasper Parish (cox) |
- Oxford Men :
- James Forward (bow)
- Cambridge Men:
- Matt Edge (bow)
- Oxford Men :
- Alex Bebb
- Cambridge Men:
- Brett Taylor
- Oxford Men :
- Freddy Orpin
- Cambridge Men:
- Noam Mouelle
- Oxford Men :
- Tom Sharrock
- Cambridge Men:
- Seb Benzecry
- Oxford Men :
- James Doran
- Cambridge Men:
- Thomas Lynch
- Oxford Men :
- Jean-Philippe Dufour
- Cambridge Men:
- Nick Mayhew
- Oxford Men :
- Tassilo von Mueller
- Cambridge Men:
- Ollie Parish
- Oxford Men :
- Felix Drinkall (stroke)
- Cambridge Men:
- Luca Ferraro (stroke)
- Oxford Men :
- Anna O’Hanlon (cox)
- Cambridge Men:
- Jasper Parish (cox)
History of The Boat Races
The first Men’s Boat Race took place on 10 June 1829 at Henley on Thames and saw victory go to Oxford. Their winning boat can still be seen in the River & Rowing Museum in Henley.
The Women’s Boat Race was first held in 1927 on the Isis in Oxford, but only raced intermittently until the mid-1960’s. From 1977 The Women’s Boat Race was held at Henley-on-Thames, until 2015 when it moved to The Championship Course. The women’s teams have received the same funding as the men’s teams since 2014.
The Championship Course is 4 miles (or 6.8 km) long. It stretches between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in South West London. Most head races (a time-trial rowing race, as opposed to a regatta, which is traditionally side-by-side racing) on the Thames race the course in reverse.
On 3 April 2022, Cambridge retained their title as winners of the Women’s Boat Race for the fifth consecutive year, finishing 2 ½ lengths ahead of the Oxford crew. Both crews broke the course record of 2017, with Cambridge setting a winning record time of 18:23.
Last year the Oxford men broke Cambridge’s five year winning streak, winning by 2 ¼ lengths in a time of 16:42. This equalled the winning Oxford time in 2005, which hasn’t been matched since.
Race Day Timetable – Sunday, 26 March 2023
| Time | Race |
|---|---|
| 16:00 | 77th Women’s Boat Race |
| 16:15 | Women’s Reserve Race: Osiris vs Blondie |
| 16:30 | Men’s Reserve Race: Isis vs Goldie |
| 17:00 | 168th Men’s Boat Race |
- Time:
- 16:00
- Race:
- 77th Women’s Boat Race
- Time:
- 16:15
- Race:
- Women’s Reserve Race: Osiris vs Blondie
- Time:
- 16:30
- Race:
- Men’s Reserve Race: Isis vs Goldie
- Time:
- 17:00
- Race:
- 168th Men’s Boat Race
