Cambridge University President Tom Edwards today (Monday) threw down the gauntlet to Oxford counterpart, Barney Williams, challenging the Dark Blues to the 152 Boat Race, which is sponsored by Xchanging.
The traditional Boat Race Challenge sees the President from last years losing crew issue the challenge to last years victors.
The two universities today also unveiled the crews that will contest this years Boat Race, which takes place at 4.35pm on Sunday 2nd April.
Cambridge boast six returning Blues, including Keiran West, winner of the race in 1999 and 2001, and a gold medallist with British eight at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The vastly experienced Barney Williams, a member of last years winning Oxford Blue Boat, said: "Its a different crew to last year and thats the fascinating thing about the race.
"What brought me back was the challenge of doing the same process with a different group of guys," he added.
"Ive fallen in love with the Boat Race. The conditions are so unique and unpredictable," he added. "You cant have a plan in place that you can follow to a tee."
Cambridge President Tom Edwards, a member of last years losing Light Blue crew, said Cambridges experiences last time around will help motivate them on 2nd April.
"This time around I feel much more comfortable and confident in our preparation, " he said. "The experience of last year is certainly proving a motivating factor.
"Were relaxed and confident," he added. "Im really looking forward to the next few weeks as we approach our final preparation for 2nd April."