March 6, 2023 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamCompetitions and ClubsIndoor RowingPartners#YourStoriesArchive Crews announced for The Gemini Boat Races 2023 Competitions and Clubs 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.ADVERT 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 WomenLaurel Kaye (bow) Carina Graf (bow)Claire Aitken Rosa MillardSara Helin Alex Riddell-WebsterElla Stadler Jenna ArmstrongAlison Carrington Freya KetoFreya Willis Isabelle BastianSarah Marshall Claire BrillonEsther 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 MenJames Forward (bow) Matt Edge (bow)Alex Bebb Brett TaylorFreddy Orpin Noam MouelleTom Sharrock Seb BenzecryJames Doran Thomas LynchJean-Philippe Dufour Nick MayhewTassilo von Mueller Ollie ParishFelix 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 TimeRace16:00 77th Women’s Boat Race16:15 Women’s Reserve Race: Osiris vs Blondie16:30 Men’s Reserve Race: Isis vs Goldie17:00 168th Men’s Boat RaceTime: 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 ADVERT