Women's Boat Race 2011

The 66th Women's Boat Race took place on 27 March 2011. The race was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races and took place at Henley-on-Thames. Oxford won by one length in a time of 6 minutes 24 seconds, their fourth consecutive win. The victory took the overall record in the event to 40–26 in Cambridge's favour.

66th Women's Boat Race
Date	27 March 2011 (2011-03-27)
Winner	Oxford
Margin of victory	1 length
Winning time	6 minutes 24 seconds
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford)	40–26
Umpire	Mark Blandford-Baker
← 2010 2012 →

Background

The Women's Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) and the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) that has taken place since 1927.^[1] It was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, on the traditional straight course at Henley-on-Thames.^[2] Oxford went into the race as champions, having won the 2010 race by four lengths, with Cambridge leading 40–25 overall.^[1] The race was sponsored by Newton Investment Management, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, for the first time.^[3]

The umpire for the race was Mark Blandford-Baker,^[4] bursar of Magdalen College, Oxford.^[5]

Crews

Trials for the crews were held in December 2010. Oxford's trial boats raced along the Adelaide Straight in Ely and were named Keep Calm and Carry On.^[6]

Oxford's crew included Natalie Redgrave, the daughter of five-time Olympic gold medallist Steve Redgrave.^[7]

Seat	Cambridge		Oxford
	Name	College	Name	College
Bow	Elizabeth Polgreen (P)	Girton	Nicole Scheumann	Lincoln
2	Izzi Boanas-Evans	Murray Edwards	Connie Spoor (P)	Magdalen
3	Anna Kendrick	Emmanuel	Harriet Keane	St Anne's
4	Ruth Blackshaw	Newnham	Natalie Redgrave	Pembroke
5	Tamara Hornik	Wolfson	Eugenia Gossen	Lincoln
6	Pernille Thuesen	Christ's	Sonia Bracegirdle	Merton
7	Fay Sandford	Gonville and Caius	Eleanor Piggott	Pembroke
Stroke	Cath Wheeler	Queens'	Brianna Stubbs	Pembroke
Cox	Kate Richards	Queens'	Nathaniel Upton	Trinity
Sources:[8][9] (P) – boat club president

Race

Anna Watkins (pictured in 2012) presented the winners' shield.

The winners' shield was presented by Olympic bronze medallist and former Cambridge college rower Anna Watkins.^[10]

See also

• The Boat Race 2011

References

1. "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
2. "History of the course". Henley Royal Regatta. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
3. Morrissey, Helena (4 April 2015). "Helena Morrissey: 'Tide turns in favour of boat race women'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
4. "Mark Blandford-Baker to Umpire World Rowing Championships and Women's Boat Race". Magdalen College, Oxford. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
5. "Mr Mark Blandford-Baker". Magdalen College, Oxford. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
6. "Trial VIIIs". Cambridge University Women's Boat Club. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
7. Lusher, Adam; Quarrell, Rachel (5 April 2011). "Sir Steve Redgrave's daughter still 'learning to row well' but provides the power in the Women's Boat Race". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
8. "Crews". Oxford University Women's Boat Club. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
9. "Crew Lists 2010s". CUWBC History.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
10. "Natalie Redgrave helps Oxford win Women's Boat Race". BBC Sport. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

External links

• Official website