The Boat Races 2026 – live updates as Oxford face Cambridge on the Thames
Men’s and women’s race updates from 2.21pm BSTPreview: Channel 4 makes debut | Get in touchAs the TV coverage focuses on Heidi Long, who won bronze at the Paris Olympics, here’s what she had to say to Luke, speaking movingly about her late father.I’d get in the car sometimes and he’d be like: ‘How was rowing?’ and I’d just give a two-word answer, probably like most teenagers. And honestly right now, what I would do for him to just pick me up, and just chat about rowing.I love being able to talk about him because he was such an incredible man. So much positive energy. He cared about so many people and he fought so hard through his disease. I can do 10 more strokes in a rowing race. That’s nothing compared to what he did.Split allegiance today … actually on the one side it’s calming, because we know one of our daughters will win. On the other side, it’s just amazing.The sisters’ race is all over the media in Germany. It’s in Der Spiegel – the magazines and newspapers are full of it. I’ve never seen that before. The German people are interested in the Boat Races as an English tradition, but the country usually doesn’t pay that much attention. It is very exciting to see how the sisters’ news boosts the news about the Boat Race. Continue reading...
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Men’s and women’s race updates from 2.21pm BST
Preview: Channel 4 makes debut | Get in touch
As the TV coverage focuses on Heidi Long, who won bronze at the Paris Olympics, here’s what she had to say to Luke, speaking movingly about her late father.
I’d get in the car sometimes and he’d be like: ‘How was rowing?’ and I’d just give a two-word answer, probably like most teenagers. And honestly right now, what I would do for him to just pick me up, and just chat about rowing.
I love being able to talk about him because he was such an incredible man. So much positive energy. He cared about so many people and he fought so hard through his disease. I can do 10 more strokes in a rowing race. That’s nothing compared to what he did.
Split allegiance today … actually on the one side it’s calming, because we know one of our daughters will win. On the other side, it’s just amazing.
The sisters’ race is all over the media in Germany. It’s in Der Spiegel – the magazines and newspapers are full of it. I’ve never seen that before. The German people are interested in the Boat Races as an English tradition, but the country usually doesn’t pay that much attention. It is very exciting to see how the sisters’ news boosts the news about the Boat Race.
Continue reading...
