Cambridge won this year’s men’s Boat Race for the first time since 2012. There was particular pleasure at Selwyn because the victorious boat included our undergraduate Felix Newman, who is reading Engineering; and he took the crucial Bow position for the University. He is the first Selwyn oarsman in the Boat Race for 26 years, though the College had a female Blue last year with Hannah Evans in the historic first women’s race on the Tideway. We believe Felix is the first Selwynite to be in a winning men’s crew since 1971.

Felix began his rowing career at Abingdon School, and he came to Selwyn in 2013. As well as his sporting activities, he is a scholar of the College. The photo below shows him in action (facing the cox and wearing sunglasses) in the Selwyn boat at last year’s May Bumps.

There’s more, including video highlights, on the BBC Sport website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/35908187