It was a very successful day for the Cambridge crews on the Thames last Sunday, as the Light Blues won all four Boat Races for the second consecutive year.
Two Queens' students represented the university in these historic races. Archaeology PhD candidate Laura Foster rowed in the Womens' Blue Boat, which defeated the Oxford women by five lengths, whilst Land Economy PhD candidate Gerard Kuenning rowed for Goldie, which won against Osiris, the Oxford men's reserve boat, by one length. Laura and Gerard are pictured left, after the races last Sunday.
The other two races were equally successful, with the Men's Blue Boat and Blondie, the women's reserve, both beating Oxford crews by one length and five lengths respectively.
Gerard said:
Winning the Boat Race for a second year in a row was an absolutely indescribable experience, and the support that Queens' provided along the journey has been of immeasurable value towards accomplishing that goal. From the backing of our most senior academics through to the QCBC and fellow students of the college, Queens' has fostered an environment that student athletes can thrive and succeed in; the importance of this in those months and terms leading up to the race and through winter training cannot be overstated. My success as a member of the CUBC can be directly attributed to those opportunities afforded to me by Queens', and for that I extremely grateful"
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