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.
The Boat Race has announced the reserve crews for the 2019 Boat Race next weekend. The reserve crews race the full course just the same as the blue boats and participate in the same training programme. The standards of these reserve crews are very high, and many athletes will use the reserve race as a stepping stone into future blue boats. The Oxford men's reserve crew are known as Isis, with the women's reserve crew known as Osiris. The Cambridge men's reserve crew are known as Goldie, with the women's reserve crew known as Blondie. Read the official announcement here. Isis Seat Name COX Devon Bameier STROKE Leo von Malaise 7 Luke Robinson 6 Benedict Aldous 5 Ben Thomson 4 Hal Frigaard...
