Felix Crabtree
Squads
About Felix:
What course are you studying and what level?
DPhil in Neuroscience (Machine Learning)
Why did you chose that course?
I love using maths to find underlying patterns in data and then applying these to real problems of human health
When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?
In year 12, as my school had a connection to the local town boat club. I like the shared journey between every member of the boat. Every person goes through exactly what you do.
What was your first rowing club and coach?
KES Stratford Boat Club. Andrew Pengilley and Bill Sullivan
What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?
Watching the Tour de France in the Alpes with my family
How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?
Forces you to be more efficient in everything you do and being surrounded by other people in the same situation gives you a lot of people to take inspiration from and look up to.
If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?
Swimming. I developed quite late compared to others so would love to give it another try
What is your favourite non-academic book?
East of Eden – John Steinbeck
