Why are Tom Ford and Cambridge rowers barred from The Boat Race?

Why are Tom Ford and Cambridge rowers barred from The Boat Race?

In The Boat Race’s 196-year history, there has been plenty of controversy – and 2025 is no different. A list that comprises sinkings, crashes, mutinies, and the 1877 dead heat can now be extended to include the barring of Olympic gold medallist Tom Ford and Cambridge’s ‘PCGE three’. Indeed, the already frosty relationship between the two historic universities has soured further in the build-up to Sunday’s event, which will be the 79th time the w…

The Boat Race 2025: Race Preview

The Boat Race, one of the oldest amateur sporting events in the world, will take place along the 6.8 km Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. This year’s event will also see a landmark moment in Boat Race history. Sarah Winckless MBE (B. ’95,’96, ’97) will become the first woman to umpire the Men’s Boat Race on The Championship Course. 2025 also marks the 10th anniversary of the women moving to the Tideway. Find a Cambridge Watch Party n…

From Olympic rowing hero to becoming the first, and only, female umpire for the men’s Boat Race: as Oxford and Cambridge prepare for their latest head to head, meet Sarah Winckless

Sarah Winckless is a force to be reckoned with, but what is the reality of life on the water? She told Tatler all as she looks set to take to the Championship Course