By Sophia Chiang, Swimming World College Intern
One of the world’s longest running collegiate dual meets, the historic Oxford v. Cambridge match-up is set for February 27 at the University of Oxford’s Rosenblatt Pool. The meet was first run in 1892 at the Kensington Pools in London until 1999 when the meet was moved to the university facilities, where to this day the venue alternates yearly between both universities. The event, which is considered the highlight of both the Oxford and the Cambridge swimming calendars, is the meet for which both teams seriously gear up towards. Which means we get to see both university’s fastest swimming at this dual meet, and it’s pretty exciting.
Last year, the University of Oxford triumphed over the University of Cambridge, however, this may be the year that changes. But I wouldn’t count on it. Last year’s match saw Oxford win 110-67, just shy of a record-breaking high score. Oxford will be looking to bring another strong team to the table: captain Naomi Vides, sophomores James Ross and George Standard, along with new addition Serbian national team swimmer Bogdan Knezevic.
Oxford’s men are a pretty strong team, and this year they’ve only grown in ability. Last year Matt Courtis (2:06.15) and Stannard (2:10.91) led Cambridge’s Graeham Douglas (2:11.08) and James Fountain (2:14.33) by a good length to sweep the first event, the men’s 200m individual medley, and indicated the start of a record-breaking meet for the Oxford University Swimming Club.
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