This is the twenty-eighth Men’s Veterans’ Boat Race and third Women’s Veterans’ Boat Race and both crews will be racing over the course from the Start to Furnivall Steps.
The crews will race on the 29th March, the Women at 2:28pm and the Men at 2:58pm.
This year the four crews will compete for the new Senior Trophy in memory of Dr Tim Senior, details of the trophy can be found here on our blog
Below are the crews who will be taking part
Key:
B – Blue
L – Lightweight; Lightweight ½ Blue
I/G – Reserve crew
BL/OS – Reserve crew (Blondie, Osiris)
N – International Team
O – Olympic Team
C – Captain
Cambridge Men’s Veteran Boat
| Position | Name | Age | Experience |
| Bow | Stephen Peel | 58 | B85, 86, 87, N85, 86, 87, O88 |
| 2 | Rod Chisholm | 49 | L95, N01,02,03,04,07,11, O08,12 |
| 3 | David Dix | 56 | Pembroke 92, Rugby B91,92 |
| 4 | Colin Scott | 38 | B08, G04, 05, 07, N07 |
| 5 | David Nelson | 40 | B11, 12, N05 |
| 6 | Matthew Parish | 52 | B94,95, N93,94,95, O96 |
| 7 | Tom Middleton | 47 | L96, N97,98,99, 01, O00 |
| Stroke | Fred Gill | 38 | G09, B10, N08, 11, 12 |
| Cox | Charlie Marcus | B20, 21, 22, G19 | |
| Reserves | John Heder | G08 | |
| Reserves | Guy Pooley | B88, 89,90,91, N91,93,O92,96 | |
| Reserves | James Cracknell | 52 | B19,N91,93-95,97-99,01-03,O96,00,04 |
Coaches: Donald Legget, Richard Phelps, Matthew Holland
Average age: 47
Average weight: 14st 4lb
Oxford Men’s Veteran Boat
| Position | Name | Age | Experience |
| Bow | Michal Plotkowiak | 42 | B07, 09 |
| 2 | Colin Smith | 40 | B04,06,09, I05, N05,06,07, O08 |
| 3 | Richard Manners | 51 | B93, N93,94 |
| 4 | Moritz Hafner | 39 | I10, B11, N08,09 |
| 5 | Sjoerd Hamburger | 41 | B09,10, N03-07,09,10,11,13, O08,12 |
| 6 | Toby Ayer | 49 | I97, 98, B99, 00 |
| 7 | George Bridgewater | 41 | B09, N05,06,07,15, O04,08,12,16 |
| Stroke | Ante Kusurin | 40 | B07, 09, N02,03,04,05,06,07, O08 |
| Cox | Jack Tottem | B22 |
Average age: 43
Average weight: 15st 4lb
Cambridge Women’s Veteran Boat
| Position | Name | Age | Experience |
| Bow | Liz Bassett | 49 | BL97 |
| 2 | Caroline Ng | 45 | B99-00 |
| 3 | Ruth Naylor | 55 | BL91 |
| 4 | Linda Dennis (C) | 49 | BL95, B96 |
| 5 | Blaise Metreweli | 46 | B97 |
| 6 | Cath Bishop | 52 | B91,93 N95-04 O96,00,04 |
| 7 | Fay Sandford | 33 | B11-13 |
| Stroke | Fran Rawlins | 37 | L07,08 N17-18 |
| Cox | Emily Insanally | L20 |
Average age: 46
Oxford Women’s Veteran Boat
| Position | Name | Age | Experience |
| Bow | Tamara Laughton | 41 | L06, N06 |
| 2 | Emma Payne | 40 | B04, 06 |
| 3 | Alice Topley | 45 | B04, N07, O08 |
| 4 | Jenny Taylor (C) | 56 | S97, N17 |
| 5 | Victoria Parsons | 51 | OS94-95 |
| 6 | Jess Webb | 46 | BL98, B99, 01-02 |
| 7 | Ali Cox | 51 | B93-94 |
| Stroke | Lebby Eyres | 52 | OS93, B94 |
| Cox | Nicola Walther | B95, N99-00 |
Average age: 48