Meet the Crews The crews for the 145th Boat Race and its Reserve Race were announced at the Challenge on 1st March 1999, at the Star and Garter in Putney, London. Three Blues from last year return to the Cambridge crew. President Brad Crombie, Olympic oarsman Graham Smith and Toby Wallace rowed in the 1998 Cambridge crew which won in a record time of 16 minutes and 19 seconds. One member of last year's reserve crew (Goldie), Kieran West, joins them. Oxford, who are attempting to break Cambridge's run of six consecutive wins, also retain three members of last year's Blue Boat. Charlie Humphreys, this year's President, and Andrew Lindsay, are both making their third attempt to win the Boat Race. Henrik Nilsson, who, in 1998, became the first Swede ever to row in the Boat Race, makes his second attempt. Oxford Blue Boat Cambridge Blue Boat Isis Crew Goldie Crew