Welcome The CHANEL J12 Boat Race 2026

2026 Oxford Women
Annie Anezakis* Age 27 College Pembroke Phoebe Forward

2026 Cambridge Women
Lidya Acar† Age 22 College Wolfson Katrina Finney

2026 Oxford Men
Evan Albers Age 25 College Reuben Harry Geffen

2026 Cambridge Men
Luke Beever* Age 21 College Emmanuel Alex Finger

The Rhythms of Rowing and Watchmaking
One overriding ethos unites the two disciplines – a pursuit of excellence that relies on a collective effort to succeed.

Heidi Long, OUBC Women’s President
OUBC Women’s President

Gemma King, CUBC Women’s President
CUBC Women’s President

Tobias Bernard, Men’s Chief Coach, Cambridge
OUBC Men’s President

Noam Mouelle, CUBC Men’s President
CUBC Men’s President

Allan French, Women’s Chief Coach, Oxford
Women’s Chief Coach, Oxford

Paddy Ryan, Women’s Chief Coach, Cambridge
Women’s Chief Coach, Cambridge

Mark Fangen-Hall, Men’s Chief Coach, Oxford
Men’s Chief Coach, Oxford

Rob Baker, Men’s Chief Coach, Cambridge
Men’s Chief Coach, Cambridge

The Blues
The CHANEL J12 Boat Race 2026 in pictures

CHANEL: Keeping Time with Tradition
What CHANEL and The Boat Race really share is their values.

A Quiet Leader: Noam Mouelle
The Frenchman and Cambridge Men’s President is on a quest to cultivate a Cambridge quad-trick

Winning The Small Battles: Esther Briz Zamorano

The Boat Race In Numbers
*Since moving to the Tideway **Raced from Westminster to

Who Will Reign Supreme? The Boat Race Preview
The Boat Race Preview

A Tale of Two Blues
Blue has no dimensions: Acclaimed British author and storyteller Kassia St. Clair delves into the colourful story of rowing’s greatest rivalry.

Sandy Irvine: Hero of Oxford and Everest
A century on, Everest gives up a clue but the mystery of the missing climber and Oxford Blue persists.

New Berth for the Blues
Oxford and Cambridge Club house Tideway Treasures

Head Game: Lessons from the Lionesses
England Football’s Head of Women’s Performance Psychology, Dr Kate Hays, shares high performance insights and mental game wisdom from the pitch to The Boat Race.

London Calling: Ten iconic Boat Race posters
London Transport Museum Head Curator Matt Brosnan uncovers the stories behind ten iconic Boat Race posters

Chris Dodd
A long-time and pivotal member of The Boat Race community

The Boat Race 1926
A century on from Hugh ‘Jumbo’ Edwards’ collapse

The Youth Boat Race
Year three and going strong

The Rules
THE RULE S OF THE BOAT RACE

Where to Watch
THE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE