Benjamin Hilton
Squads
About Benjamin:
What course are you studying and what level?
Undergraduate (bachelor) mathematical tripos
Why did you chose that course?
I have always enjoyed math, logic and reasoning and participated in math olympiads throughout high school.
When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?
I started rowing once I arrived in Cambridge 2 years ago. I was tall and danish so was “forced” into a boat and have been rowing for just over 2 years now. I love that rowing is a sport that combines the best elements of an individual sport while still having the benefit of teamsports.
What was your first rowing club and coach?
My first club was Christ College Boat Club Cambridge, and my very first coaches where LBC’s ie other students teaching me to row.
What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?
Football (soccer) and probably Benzema.
How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?
Being part of a community all striving for the same goal gives a great sense of purpose – which carries onto other parts of life
If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?
Badminton which I played before Cambridge
What is your favourite non-academic book?
Maze Runner
