10:52am 

Thank you for joining Varsity this morning from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London! Stay tuned for more Boat Race content, including hearing from today’s selected rowers, in the coming days.

10:49am 

Both crews will now dig in for a critical four weeks of training before the 76th Women’s and 167th Men’s Boat Races on Sunday 3rd April.

10:48am 

And there we have it! The two Cambridge crews have been announced and now pile out for media photos on the hotel balcony.

10:47am 

Peterhouse emerges a powerhouse in the Blue boat lineup, appearing four times with Parish, George, Wynne-Griffith, and Finlayson. Meanwhile, Bernard and Schürch row out of St Edmund’s, and Marcus, Hunter, and Ferraro are at Trinity, St Catharine’s, and King’s respectively.

10:40am 

Cotter wraps things up on stage, marking an official end to the crew announcements.

10:38am 

Both crews now exit the stage, looking calm and collected.

10:38am 

“You've got to be able to make a fast crew and imprint it on the river,” explains Baker.

10:37am 

CUBC Men’s Coach Rob Baker, along with Oxford’s Sean Bowden, takes to the stage to comment on his crew.

10:35am 

The Oxford men boast a heavier overall weight, standing at 821kg compared to Cambridge’s 785.4kg.

10:33am 

Cambridge’s coxswain will be CUBC Men’s President Charlie Marcus, steering for the second time after last year’s victory on the Tideway.

10:32am 

Ollie Parish will row at stroke. Weighing in at 91.2kg with a cheeky smile on his face.

10:32am 

James Bernard, who rowed for Goldie last year, takes the seventh seat for his debut Blue race. He weighs in at 97.6kg.

10:31am 

The erg beast, Tom George, will sit in the sixth seat at 94.6kg. A fellow Team GB medallist alongside Wynne-Griffith.

10:30am 

Team GB medallist Ollie Wynne-Griffith takes the five seat, weighing in at 96.8kg.

10:29am 

Simon Schürch takes the four seat, standing at 84.2kg. A warm handshake with his Oxford opposite number.

10:28am 

George Finlayson takes the three seat, weighing in at 98.2kg.

10:27am 

Hunter is one of the most experienced rowers here.

10:27am 

Out of retirement, former Olympian James Hunter will occupy the two seat, standing at a dead-on 78kg.

10:26am 

At the bow seat, Luca Ferraro. He weighs in at a strong 88.6kg.

10:25am 

Cotter retakes to the stage, as the men’s announcement is underway.

10:23am 

The Oxford women donned their usual serious faces, while Cambridge looked relaxed and ready.

10:19am 

Newnham is well represented in this year’s boat, with three athletes from the college. Queens’ then appears twice in the form of Kiwi pair Prendergast and Tew, while Clare, Trinity, Gonville & Caius, and Magdalene all appear once.

10:16am

The Women’s Blue boat is identical to the one that took on Leander “A” yesterday (6/3).

10:15am 

The two women’s crews now depart, as we prepare for the men’s announcement after a short break.

10:10am 

Last but not least, Jasper Parish will command the Blue boat from the cox seat.

10:10am 

At the stroke seat this year will be Team GB Olympian and seasoned CUBC rower Imogen Grant.

10:09am 

Grace Prendergast, who competed at the Rio Olympics and took gold and silver more recently at Tokyo, will occupy the seventh seat.

10:08am 

Working our way towards the back of the boat, Sarah Portsmouth takes the six seat, as she returns after winning the 2021 Race at the two seat.

10:08am 

Returning Blue and CUBC Women’s President is selected for the fifth seat.

10:07am 

Kiwi Olympian takes the four seat - not a bad way to celebrate her birthday!

10:06am 

Paige Badenhorst will sit in the third seat for Cambridge.

10:06am 

Caoimhe Dempsey will take the two seat on the Tideway - her first time in the Blue boat.

10:05am 

Adriana Perez Rotondo returns to the bow seat.

10:05am 

The women’s crews for the 67th Boat Race will be announced first.

10:04am 

For those of you just joining, the crew announcement is about to commence, hosted by sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter.

10:04am 

“Put simply, you’re awesome,” says Halliday on the rowers.

10:00am 

Blair Halliday, Head of UK, Gemini, is now delivering a brief speech on the stage, celebrating the work of those who have made the return to the Championship Course this year possible.

9:58am 

Senior: “The power of sport to bring people together and change lives feels important now more than ever.”

9:56am 

“It's our ambition to build public consciousness of the Boat Race,” says Senior.

9:54am 

Boat Race Company Ltd Chair Tim Senior is currently on the stage, paying tribute to the dedication of student athletes from both Cambridge and Oxford.

9:53am 

Student athletes have been training for the Race since September 2021, which has included Trial VIIIs and, more recently, club fixtures. Cambridge University Boat Club’s (CUBC) Men clashed with Oxford Brookes “A” on the Championship Course yesterday (6/3), while the Women challenged Leander “A”.

9:49am 

This year’s crews will include Olympians, Senior and Junior World Champions, along with athletes who boast younger rowing careers. Cambridge’s squad sees ten colleges represented compared to Oxford’s fourteen, while eleven different nationalities appear across the two squads combined.

9:45am

Good morning from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, London, where Varsity sits tight to hear both the Cambridge and Oxford crews for this year’s Boat Race!