Cambridge Men ‘A’ v Leander Club

The first official fixture in the run up to the 2022 Gemini Boat Races sees a men’s boat from Cambridge University Boat Club take on Leander Club at Henley-on-Thames on Sunday 30th January 2022.

Leander are regarded as one of the UK’s highest performing clubs, and have a strong tradition of training Olympic Champions (including 2019 Boat Race winner James Cracknell), so will provide tough opposition for the Cambridge crew.
This will be the first time that an A line-up from Cambridge will race external opposition this season, and Coach Rob Baker and President Charlie Marcus will be looking to see how the crew performs under pressure from a strong Leander line up. Three-time Oxford Blue and World U23 champion Felix Drinkall will be rowing for Leander, and will be keen to avenge the recent track record of Oxford losses in his new colours. The Cambridge crew contains 3 returning blues, Olympic Gold medallist Simon Schürch, and Olympic Bronze medallists from Tokyo Oliver Wynne-Griffith and Tom George.

Leander Coach, Matt Beechey says

'It’s great to host Cambridge this weekend. Racing the Blue Boats is always an exciting race opportunity and is a really fun and enjoyable experience that hopefully both sets of athletes can learn from . It’s a pleasure to welcome them to Leander, and to see some of the guys who have previously represented the club.'