Poorly Boat Race rower slams 'poo in the River Thames' after annual contest
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA University of Oxford rower has criticised conditions in the River Thames during today's Boat Race, saying: "It would be a lot nicer if there wasn't as much poo in the water." Research earlier this week found high levels of E.
coli were in the part of the river used for the annual race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
All crews were given safety guidance on a range of preventative measures, from covering up scrapes with waterproof plasters to ensuring rowers avoided swallowing any water that splashed up from the Thames. READ MORE: Tributes pour in for Andy Martin, landlord of iconic Manchester pub The Star and Garter following death After the race, Oxford rower Leonard Jenkins told BBC Sport: "This morning I was throwing up and I wasn't sure I was going to be able to race. "I kept that quiet and ultimately that’s on my shoulders, it may not have been the right choice because I didn’t have my all to give in that race.
It would be a lot nicer if there wasn’t as much poo in the water. "It's not to take away from Cambridge, as we may not have beaten them even if we were all on top form." Both the men’s and women’s races were won by the University of Cambridge.
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