Boat Race History

• 2020 Cambridge Lightweight Men’s Boat
• 2021 Cambridge Men’s Lightweight Boat
• 2022 Cambridge Men’s Lightweight Boat, 2023 Cambridge Men’s Blue Boat, 2024 Cambridge Men’s Blue Boat

About Matt:

What course are you studying and what level?

PhD Chemistry

Why did you chose that course?

To join an ecellent research group in the field of chemical informatics

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

Durham Amateur Rowing Club in 2013 after watching the 2013 Boat Race

What was your first rowing club and coach?

Durham Amateur Rowing Club and Mike Rowe

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

I hated sports as a child

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

I’ve met some of closest friends, forged bonds for life, and broken 3 alarm clocks

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

Competative eating

What is your favourite non-academic book?

The Outsider – Albert Camus