Crews announced for the Chanel J12 Boat Race 2026 between Oxford and Cambridge
Meet the athletes who will be taking to the water on Saturday, 4 April 2026
Credit: Benedict Tufnell
Olympic, international and homegrown student rowing talent will race on the iconic Championship Course on the Tideway this April. The 80th Women’s Boat Race and 171st Men’s Boat Race between Oxford University and Cambridge University will be battled on the Thames in a few short weeks, with Cambridge defending champions of the Women’s and Men’s Blue Boat, Reserve and Lightweight Races.
Cambridge have held victory firmly over the last several years in the Men’s Boat Race, and currently lead the overall results tally by 88-81. On the Women’s side, Cambridge lead 49-30.
British Rowing’s CEO Tom Solesbury, who won the Boat Race for Oxford in 2009, is excited to see the crews take to the water in April. “The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race is an incredible moment for rowing, when so many eyes across the world turn to our sport to see these hard working, dedicated student athletes battle for a single victory. I know first-hand how intense these next few weeks will be for these crews, and I wish the Blue, Reserve and Lightweight crews the best of luck with their final training.
“There are over 30 boat clubs along the Championship Course and hundreds of rowers who row on the Tideway every day, and I hope people who see this year’s race are inspired to give rowing a try, not only for the physical health benefits but for the incredible moments and true friendships forged in boats like these ones.”
Women’s Crews
Oxford Women’s Blue Boat 2026
Louis Corrigan (Cox)
Heidi Long (Stroke)
Sarah Marshall
Esther Briz Zamorano
Kyra Delray
Julietta Camahort
Lilli Freischem
Emily Molins
Annie Anezakis
Cambridge Women’s Blue Boat 2026
Matt Moran (Cox)
Aidan Wrenn-Walz (Stroke)
Mia Freischem
Camille Vandermeer
Antonia Galland
Carys Earl
Charlotte Ebel
Isobel Campbell
Gemma King
Men’s Crews
Oxford Men’s Blue Boat 2026
Tobias Bernard
Harry Geffen (Stroke)
Alex Sullivan
Jamie Arnold
Alex Underwood
Fergus Pim
James Fetter
Julian Schöberl
Felix Crabtree
Cambridge Men’s Blue Boat 2026
Sammy Houdaigui (Cox)
Freferik Breuer (Stroke)
William Klipstine
Alexander Maclean
Gabriel Obholzer
Patrick Wild
Kyle Fram
Noam Mouelle
Simon Hatcher
Umpires
Clare Harvey MBE (Women’s Boat Race)
Ciarán Hayes (Women’s Boat Race)
