Women's Boat Race 2011
# Women's Boat Race 2011

The 66th Women's Boat Race took place on 27 March 2011. The race was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races and took place at Henley-on-Thames. Oxford won by one length in a time of 6 minutes 24 seconds, their fourth consecutive win. The victory took the overall record in the event to 40–26 in Cambridge's favour.

## Background

The Women's Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) and the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) that has taken place since 1927. It was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, on the traditional straight course at Henley-on-Thames. Oxford went into the race as champions, having won the 2010 race by four lengths, with Cambridge leading 40–25 overall. The race was sponsored by Newton Investment Management, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, for the first time.

The umpire for the race was Mark Blandford-Baker, bursar of Magdalen College, Oxford.

## Crews

Trials for the crews were held in December 2010. Oxford's trial boats raced along the Adelaide Straight in Ely and were named Keep Calm and Carry On.

Oxford's crew included Natalie Redgrave, the daughter of five-time Olympic gold medallist Steve Redgrave.

| Seat | Cambridge | Cambridge | Oxford | Oxford |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Seat | Name | College | Name | College |
| Bow | Elizabeth Polgreen (P) | Girton | Nicole Scheumann | Lincoln |
| 2 | Izzi Boanas-Evans | Murray Edwards | Connie Spoor (P) | Magdalen |
| 3 | Anna Kendrick | Emmanuel | Harriet Keane | St Anne's |
| 4 | Ruth Blackshaw | Newnham | Natalie Redgrave | Pembroke |
| 5 | Tamara Hornik | Wolfson | Eugenia Gossen | Lincoln |
| 6 | Pernille Thuesen | Christ's | Sonia Bracegirdle | Merton |
| 7 | Fay Sandford | Gonville and Caius | Eleanor Piggott | Pembroke |
| Stroke | Cath Wheeler | Queens' | Brianna Stubbs | Pembroke |
| Cox | Kate Richards | Queens' | Nathaniel Upton | Trinity |
| Sources: (P) – boat club president |||||

## Race

The winners' shield was presented by Olympic bronze medallist and former Cambridge college rower Anna Watkins.

