Topping off a strong first term’s work, CUBC is proud to announce its 2024 Trial VIIIs crews, which showcase the strength of the squads over the full course from Putney to Mortlake. Trial VIIIs is essentially a dress rehearsal for The Boat Race where two evenly matched Cambridge crews row the full Championship Course for the first and only time before 12-13 April 2025.
A number of internationals and returning Blues headline the crews, which mix experience with home-grown Cambridge athletes. Please note that crews may change at short notice and alumni may stand in for any injured athletes.
Women’s VIIIs “Winnie the Pooh” vs. “Eeyore”: 12:08pm
| “Winnie the Pooh” | “Eeyore” | |||
| Position | Name | College | Name | College |
| Bow | Polly Shorrock | 1st & 3rd | Caroline Rijkse | Magdalene |
| 2 | Gemma King | LMBC | Katy Hempson | Christ’s |
| 3 | Ellie Sillar | Emmanuel | Molly Foxell | Pembroke |
| 4 | Mia Freischem | Darwin | Angelina Naujoks | Homerton |
| 5 | Natasha Morrice | Jesus | Sophia Hahn | Hughes Hall |
| 6 | Annie Wertheimer | St Edmund’s | Jessica (Beanie) Spain | Queens’ |
| 7 | Eloise Etherington | Caius | Carys-Anne Earl | Caius |
| Stroke | Claire Collins | Peterhouse | Samantha Morton | Hughes Hall |
| Cox | Kate Crowley | Sidney Sussex | Louis De Neve | Robinson |
Women’s Lightweight VIIIs & Mixed Crew “Tigger” vs. “Piglet” 12:28pm
| “Tigger” | “Piglet” | |||
| Name | Athlete Name | College | Athlete Name | College |
| Bow | Gigi Pezier | Queens’ | Madeline Jackson | St Edmund’s |
| 2 | Annabelle Moger-Taylor | Churchill | Helena Olandi | Hughes Hall |
| 3 | Jessica Van De Grint | St Catharine’s | Liv Alliot | Alumna (Jesus) |
| 4 | Eugenie Dodds | Christ’s | Sarah Sharp | Pembroke |
| 5 | Grace Forward | Jesus | Becky Ashford | Lucy Cavendish |
| 6 | Claire Cooper | Sidney Sussex | Abbi Gellatly | Hughes Hall |
| 7 | Freya Clarkson | Emmanuel | Clare Hole | Alumna (St Catharine’s) |
| Stroke | Arden Berlinger | Pembroke | Lucy Havard | Caius |
| Cox | Molly Wilson | Clare | Jack Nicholas | Pembroke |
Men’s Lightweight VIIIs “Thunder” vs. “Lightning” 12:48 pm
| “Thunder” | “Lightning” | ||||
| Position | Name | College | Position | Name | College |
| Bow | Joseph Stell | Downing | Bow | Alexander Tocher | Christ’s |
| 2 | Harry Weston | St Edmund’s | 2 | Marton Kovacs | Peterhouse |
| 3 | William Read | Trinity Hall | 3 | Jeremy Wilkinson | Churchill |
| 4 | Janik Schuttler | LMBC | 4 | Rob McPherson | Emmanuel |
| 5 | Ben Isherwood | Emmanuel | 5 | Chris Hughes | Churchill |
| 6 | James Richards | Girton | 6 | Joshua Moore | Queens’ |
| 7 | Theo Hatcher | Robinson | 7 | William Morris | Caius |
| Stroke | Gianluca Maffi | Downing | Stroke | Peter Crossley | Sidney Sussex |
| Cox | Isabella Fiske Harrison | 1st & 3rd | Cox | Matilda Watts | 1st & 3rd |
Men’s VIIIs, “Scylla” vs. “Charybdsis” 1.18pm
| “Scylla” | “Charybsis” | |||
| Position | Name | College | Name | College |
| Bow | Connor Attridge | Hughes Hall | Matt Morgan | Pembroke |
| 2 | Noam Mouelle | Hughes Hall | Brett Taylor | Queens’ |
| 3 | Tom Macky | St. Edmund’s | Thomas Marsh | LMBC |
| 4 | Simon Nunayon | Emmanuel | Gabriel Mahler | Peterhouse |
| 5 | Luca Ferraro | Peterhouse | George Bourne | Peterhouse |
| 6 | James Robson | Peterhouse | Matt Heywood | St Edmund’s |
| 7 | Simon Hatcher | Peterhouse | Luke Beever | Emmanuel |
| Stroke | Matt Edge | St Catharine’s | Douwe de Graaf | St Edmund’s |
| Cox | Oliver Boyne | Downing | James Trotman | Sidney Sussex |