The Boat Race 2020
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The Boat Race 2020 was a side-by-side rowing race scheduled to take place on 29 March 2020. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames in south-west London. This would have been the 75th women's race and the 166th men's race, and for the fifth time in the history of the event, the men's, women's, and both reserves' races would have been held on the Tideway on the same day. Cambridge led the longstanding rivalry 84–80 and 44–30 in the men's and women's races, respectively. The races were cancelled on 16 March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Other than the 11 times the race was cancelled due to World War I and World War II, it was the first time the men's race had been cancelled since it has taken place annually from 1845. It was also the first cancellation of the women's race since its 1964 revival. It would have been the first time in the history of the event that both senior races had been umpired by women. The members of each crew were announced on the date that the race would have been conducted.
Infobox
Date
29 March 2020 (scheduled)
Winner
Cancelled
Umpire
Judith Packer
Men's winners
Cancelled
Women's winners
Cancelled
Tables
· Crews › Women
Name
Name
Seat
Name
Oxford
Nationality
Oxford
College
Oxford
Name
Cambridge
Nationality
Cambridge
College
Bow
Bow
Seat
Bow
Oxford
Renée Koolschijn
Oxford
Dutch
Oxford
Keble
Cambridge
Abba Parker
Cambridge
American
Cambridge
Emmanuel
2
2
Seat
2
Oxford
Kaitlyn Dennis
Oxford
Canadian
Oxford
Green Templeton
Cambridge
Sarah Portsmouth
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Newnham
3
3
Seat
3
Oxford
Isobel Dodds
Oxford
British
Oxford
Hertford
Cambridge
Bronya Sykes
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Gonville and Caius
4
4
Seat
4
Oxford
Georgina Grant
Oxford
British
Oxford
Harris Manchester
Cambridge
Sophie Paine
Cambridge
British/Bahamian
Cambridge
Wolfson
5
5
Seat
5
Oxford
Martha Birtles
Oxford
British
Oxford
Mansfield
Cambridge
Anouschka Fenley
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Lucy Cavendish
6
6
Seat
6
Oxford
Amelia Standing
Oxford
British
Oxford
St Anne's
Cambridge
Caoimhe Dempsey
Cambridge
Irish
Cambridge
Newnham
7
7
Seat
7
Oxford
Tina Christmann (P)
Oxford
German/Italian
Oxford
Worcester
Cambridge
Patricia Smith
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Christ's
Stroke
Stroke
Seat
Stroke
Oxford
Katherine Maitland
Oxford
British
Oxford
St Hughs
Cambridge
Larkin Sayre (P)
Cambridge
British/American
Cambridge
Emmanuel
Cox
Cox
Seat
Cox
Oxford
Costi Levy
Oxford
British/Italian
Oxford
Exeter
Cambridge
Dylan Whitaker
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
King's
(P) – Boat club president
(P) – Boat club president
Seat
(P) – Boat club president
| Seat | Oxford | Cambridge | ||||
| Name | Nationality | College | Name | Nationality | College | |
| Bow | Renée Koolschijn | Dutch | Keble | Abba Parker | American | Emmanuel |
| 2 | Kaitlyn Dennis | Canadian | Green Templeton | Sarah Portsmouth | British | Newnham |
| 3 | Isobel Dodds | British | Hertford | Bronya Sykes | British | Gonville and Caius |
| 4 | Georgina Grant | British | Harris Manchester | Sophie Paine | British/Bahamian | Wolfson |
| 5 | Martha Birtles | British | Mansfield | Anouschka Fenley | British | Lucy Cavendish |
| 6 | Amelia Standing | British | St Anne's | Caoimhe Dempsey | Irish | Newnham |
| 7 | Tina Christmann (P) | German/Italian | Worcester | Patricia Smith | British | Christ's |
| Stroke | Katherine Maitland | British | St Hughs | Larkin Sayre (P) | British/American | Emmanuel |
| Cox | Costi Levy | British/Italian | Exeter | Dylan Whitaker | British | King's |
| (P) – Boat club president | ||||||
· Crews › Men
Name
Name
Seat
Name
Oxford
Nationality
Oxford
College
Oxford
Name
Cambridge
Nationality
Cambridge
College
Bow
Bow
Seat
Bow
Oxford
Achim Harzheim
Oxford
German
Oxford
Oriel
Cambridge
Andrew Goff
Cambridge
Irish
Cambridge
Peterhouse
2
2
Seat
2
Oxford
Hal Frigaard
Oxford
British/Australian
Oxford
Oriel
Cambridge
Jonty Page
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Pembroke
3
3
Seat
3
Oxford
Charlie Buchanan
Oxford
British
Oxford
Pembroke
Cambridge
Ben Freeman
Cambridge
British/German
Cambridge
Peterhouse
4
4
Seat
4
Oxford
Augustin Wambersie (P)
Oxford
Belgian
Oxford
St Catherine's
Cambridge
Phil Horton
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Girton
5
5
Seat
5
Oxford
Tobias Schroder
Oxford
Estonian/British
Oxford
Magdalen
Cambridge
Callum Sullivan
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Downing
6
6
Seat
6
Oxford
Jean-Philippe Dufour
Oxford
Swiss/Canadian
Oxford
Lincoln
Cambridge
Freddie Davidson (P)
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Emmanuel
7
7
Seat
7
Oxford
Caspar Jopling
Oxford
British
Oxford
Mansfield
Cambridge
James Bernard
Cambridge
American
Cambridge
St Edmund's
Stroke
Stroke
Seat
Stroke
Oxford
Felix Drinkall
Oxford
British
Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall
Cambridge
Arthur Doyle
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Girton
Cox
Cox
Seat
Cox
Oxford
Oliver Perry
Oxford
British
Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall
Cambridge
Charlie Marcus
Cambridge
British
Cambridge
Trinity
(P) – Boat club president
(P) – Boat club president
Seat
(P) – Boat club president
| Seat | Oxford | Cambridge | ||||
| Name | Nationality | College | Name | Nationality | College | |
| Bow | Achim Harzheim | German | Oriel | Andrew Goff | Irish | Peterhouse |
| 2 | Hal Frigaard | British/Australian | Oriel | Jonty Page | British | Pembroke |
| 3 | Charlie Buchanan | British | Pembroke | Ben Freeman | British/German | Peterhouse |
| 4 | Augustin Wambersie (P) | Belgian | St Catherine's | Phil Horton | British | Girton |
| 5 | Tobias Schroder | Estonian/British | Magdalen | Callum Sullivan | British | Downing |
| 6 | Jean-Philippe Dufour | Swiss/Canadian | Lincoln | Freddie Davidson (P) | British | Emmanuel |
| 7 | Caspar Jopling | British | Mansfield | James Bernard | American | St Edmund's |
| Stroke | Felix Drinkall | British | Lady Margaret Hall | Arthur Doyle | British | Girton |
| Cox | Oliver Perry | British | Lady Margaret Hall | Charlie Marcus | British | Trinity |
| (P) – Boat club president | ||||||
References
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- "OUBC: Hurley vs Burly"https://web.archive.org/web/20200928012555/https://www.theboatrace.org/oubc-news/oubc-hurley-vs-burly
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- "CUBC: Electric vs Boogaloo"https://web.archive.org/web/20200808081823/https://www.theboatrace.org/cubc-news/cubc-electric-vs-boogaloo
- "2020 Fixtures announced"https://www.theboatrace.org/homepage-news/2020-fixtures-announced
- "CUWBC vs Nereus fixture report"https://www.theboatrace.org/cuwbc-news/cuwbc-vs-nereus-fixture-report
- "CUWBC vs Brookes report"https://www.theboatrace.org/cuwbc-news/cuwbc-vs-brookes-report
- "OUWBC vs Nereus fixture report"https://www.theboatrace.org/news/ouwbc-vs-nereus-fixture-report
- "OUWBC vs UL fixture report"https://web.archive.org/web/20200321155515/https://www.theboatrace.org/news/ouwbc-vs-ul-fixture-report
- "OUBC vs Brookes fixture report"https://www.theboatrace.org/homepage-news/oubc-vs-brookes-fixture-report
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- Cambridge Newshttps://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/sport/how-cambridges-rowers-filling-void-18049783
- Virtual boat race Archived 14 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine, theboatrace.org, 11 June 2020https://www.theboatrace.org/news/virtual-boat-race
- Oxford and Cambridge teams to compete in virtual charity Boat Race, Row360, 11 June 2020https://row-360.com/oxford-and-cambridge-teams-to-compete-in-virtual-charity-boat-race/
- Virtual Boat Race: Cambridge win as teams compete on machines at home, BBC News, 13 June 2020https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/53035742
- "OUWBC race day crews"https://web.archive.org/web/20200407133124/https://www.theboatrace.org/news/ouwbc-race-day-crews