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It’s got pretty toxic in the buildup to the 2025 Boat Races – and we don’t just mean the sewage pollution and E coli in the Thames. There’s been an eligibility criteria row between the two fierce rivals, with three Cambridge students – two female rowers, one male – banned from the race because they were studying for postgraduate certificates in education (PGCEs) rather than a degree.
This led to Imogen Grant, the Olympic lightweight double sculls champion and a three-time Boat Race winner with Cambridge, accusing Oxford of “slimy tactics” in March, amid talk of academic snobbery. An independent panel, however, saw things the way of Oxford University Boat Club.
