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Favourites Oxford land 2009 Boat Race
Published: Sunday, 29 March 2009, 4:04PM

A huge push around the Surrey bend from favourites Oxford earned them victory in the 155th University Boat Race.

The Dark Blues continued their recent dominance of the event with a powerful performance which saw them haul back Cambridge from an early lead and go on to control the second half of the race.

Starting on the Surrey side,

Cambridge took advantage of a sluggish start by their rivals to open up a slight lead which they held as the crews went below Hammersmith Bridge.

But despite having the advantage going into the Surrey bend, the Light Blues simply had no answer to the stronger, heavier Oxford crew as they breezed around the outside to take a lead they would never lose.

The second half of the race was a procession as Cambridge, for all their style, failed to come to turns with the Dark Blue boat and could only look on in agony as Oxford crossed the line first in a time of 17 minutes to seal their 75th win in the series.
OXFORD CREW 2009

Bow - Michal Plotkowiak

Born: 20/08/198, Poznan, Poland
Home Town:Poznan, Poland
College: Brasenose
Nationality: Poland
Year enrolled: 2006
Course: DPhil Biomedical Engineering
Course Length: 4 years
Previous Uni: Poznan Uni of Technology and Hanover University
School: 3LO Poznan, Poland
Height: 1.93cm (6’ 4”)
Weight: 92kg (203 lbs)

2 - Colin Smith

Born: 23/09/1983, Harare (Zimbabwe)
Home Town: Henley-On-Thames
College: St. Catherine’s
Nationality: British
Year Enrolled: 2008
Course: MBA
Course Length: 1 year
Previous Uni: Oxford
School: Prince Edward School (Zimbabwe)
Height: 1.84m (6’)
Weight: 85kg (187 lbs)

3 - Alex Hearne

Born: 24/02/1984, Toronto (Canada)
Home town: Princeton, New Jersey (USA)
College: Trinity
Nationality: American
Year enrolled: 2008
Course: MBA
Course length: 1 year
Previous Uni: Princeton
School: Saint Paul’s, Concord
Height: 1.93m (6’ 4”)
Weight: 95kg (210lbs)

4 - Ben Harrison

Born: 28/03/1985, Boston (USA)
Home town: Dedham, Mass (USA)
College: Christ Church
Nationality: American
Year enrolled: 2008
Course: MSc Management Research
Course length: 1 year
Previous Uni: Brown
School: Noble and Greenaugh (USA)
Height: 2m (6’ 7”)
Weight: 100kg (220 lbs)

5 - Sjoerd Hamburger

Born: 08/02/1983, Oldeberkoop (Holland)
Home town: Utrecht (Holland)
College: St. Cross
Nationality: Dutch
Year enrolled: 2008
Course: MSc Evidence Based Social Intervention
Course length: 1 year
Previous Uni: Utrecht University
School: Stellingwerf College (Holland)
Height: 2.05m (6’ 9”)
Weight: 100kg (220 lbs)

6 - Tom Solesbury

Born: 23/09/1980, Farnborough, Kent
Home town: Petts Wood
College: University
Nationality: British Year enrolled: 2008
Course: MSc Management Research
Course length: 1 year
Previous Uni: Warwick
School: Ravenswood
Height: 1.99m (6’ 6”)
Weight: 98kg (216 lbs)

7 - George Bridgewater

Born: 18/01/1983, Wellington (NZ)
Home Town: Wellington (NZ)
College: Oriel
Nationality: New Zealander
Year Enrolled: 2008
Course: MBA
Course Length: 1 year
Previous Uni: Waikato, Hamilton
School: Wellington College
Height: 2m (6’ 7”)
Weight:100kg (220lbs)

Stroke - Ante Kušurin

Born: 09/06/1983, Nova Gradiška
Home town: Zagreb (Croatia)
College: Kellogg
Nationality: Croatian
Year enrolled: 2008
Course: MBA
Course length: 1 year
Previous Uni: Washington
School: Titus Brezovacki
Height: 1.88m (6’ 2”)
Weight: 96kg (212 lbs)

Cox - Colin Groshong

Born: 22/12/1984, San Francisco (USA)
Home town: San Francisco (USA)
College: St. Catherine’s
Nationality: American
Year enrolled: 2007
Course: MPhil Politics: Comparative Government
Course length: 2 years
Previous Uni: Pennsylvania
School: Lick-Wilmerding (USA)
Height: 1.77m (5’10”)
Weight: 55kg (121 lbs)