Two years ago, Matthew Holland the cox for Cambridge University Women's Boat Club in 2017, beat Oxford Women's by 11 lengths, simultaneously recording a record time of 18 minutes and 33 seconds.
Friday brought the ever-eventful press conference, where hungry journalists try and extract as much information from the coach, president and cox of each boat club as possible. Not just an official affair, it allows for some humanisation of the athletes and teams, and a welcome break from training for the athletes. The press conference consists of five 15-minute slots to house OUWBC, CUWBC, CUBC, OUBC and the umpires.