As the Men and Women's Blue Boats weigh-in together today, it is the Cambridge Men's crew and Women's crew that top the scales.
Cambridge outweighed Oxford at today's Crew Announcement and Weigh-In for The 2015 BNY Mellon Boat Race, with the Light Blues weighing in heavier by an average of 5.25kg per man more than their Dark Blue rivals. For the third year now, The Newton Women's Boat Race crews weighed-in with their male counterparts today, ahead of the first combined BNY Mellon Boat Races this year. It was the Cambridge Blue Boat that topped the scales, weighing in by an average of only 0.9kg per woman more than their Oxford opponents.
The average weight for the Cambridge Men's crew was 90.98kg and a total weight of 727.8kg excluding the cox. Oxford's Men weighed in with an average weight of 85.73kg and a total weight of 685.8kg excluding the cox.
For The Newton Women's Boat Race, the average for the Light Blue crew was 72.63kg and a total weight of 581.0kg excluding the cox. The Dark Blue athletes weighed in marginally lighter with an average weight of 71.72kg and a total weight of 573.8kg excluding the cox.
The heaviest oarsman in this year's BNY Mellon Boat Race will be in the Cambridge crew. Cambridge President Alexander Leichter topped the scales at 99.0kgs. The heaviest oarsmen ever record is held by the Light Blues, with 2007 strokeman Thorsten Engelmann, weighing in at 110.8kg. Former Lightweight Tom Swartz is the lightest crew member on either side, weighing in at 76.6kg.
The Official Crews for The 2015 BNY Mellon Boat Race are listed below with their respective weights:
CAMBRIDGE
Position Name Weight (kg)
Bow: Jasper Holst - 86.8kg
2: Luke Juckett - 85.2kg
3: Ben Ruble - 84.8kg
4: Alexander Leichter - 99.0kg
5: William Warr - 94.2kg
6: Matthew Jackson - 94.0kg
7: Joshua Hooper - 92.6kg
Stroke: Henry Hoffstot - 91.2kg
Cox: Ian Middleton - 53.6kg
Total Weight Ex. Cox 727.8kg
Average Weight Ex. Cox 90.98kg
Total Weight Inc. Cox 781.4kg
Average Weight Inc. Cox 86.82kg
OXFORD
Position Name Weight (kg)
Bow: William Geffen - 82.2kg
2: Thomas Swartz - 76.6kg
3: Henry Goodier - 88.2kg
4: James O'Connor - 83.4kg
5: James Cook - 83.8kg
6: Michael DiSanto - 90.8kg
7: Sam O'Connor - 88.6kg
Stroke: Constantine Louloudis - 92.2kg
Cox: William Hakim - 54.6kg
Total Weight Ex. Cox 685.8kg
Average Weight Ex. Cox 85.73kg
Total Weight Inc. Cox 740.4kg
Average Weight Inc. Cox 82.27kg
The Official Crews for The 2015 Newton Women's Boat Race are listed below with their respective weights:
CAMBRIDGE
Position Name Weight (kg)
Bow: Hannah Evans - 69.2kg
2: Ashton Brown - 80.8kg
3: Caroline Reid - 66.0kg
4: Claire Watkins - 71.2kg
5: Melissa Wilson - 77.8kg
6: Holly Hill - 78.8kg
7: Daphne Martschenko - 76.4kg
Stroke: Fanny Belais - 60.8kg
Cox: Rosemary Ostfeld - 49.8kg
Total Weight Ex. Cox 581.0kg
Average Weight Ex. Cox 72.63kg
Total Weight Inc. Cox 630.8kg
Average Weight Inc. Cox 70.09kg
OXFORD
Position Name Weight (kg)
Bow: Maxie Scheske - 66.6kg
2: Anastasia Chitty - 69.6kg
3: Shelley Pearson - 70.0kg
4: Lauren Kedar - 75.4kg
5: Nadine Graedel Iberg - 72.4kg
6: Emily Reynolds - 67.4kg
7: Maddy Badcott - 74.0kg
Stroke: Caryn Davies - 78.4kg
Cox: Jennifer Ehr - 50.4kg
Total Weight Ex. Cox 573.8kg
Average Weight Ex. Cox 71.72kg
Total Weight Inc. Cox 624.2kg
Average Weight Inc. Cox 69.36kg
The 2015 BNY Mellon Boat Races will take place on Saturday 11th April 2015. The Newton Women's Boat Race will begin at 4:50pm, The BNY Mellon Boat Race at 5:50pm.