Boat Race History

• 2023 Oxford Men’s Reserve Boat
• 2024 Oxford Men’s Blue Boat

About Saxon:

What course are you studying and what level?

BA English Language and Literature

Why did you chose that course?

Favourite subject

When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?

School. Feels very satisfying.

What was your first rowing club and coach?

Eton College Boat Club: Charlie Paterson

What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?

Paralympics 2012

How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?

I like the discipline and routine

If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?

Track cycling

What is your favourite non-academic book?

The Male Nude