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The Oxford University crew celebrate winning the
151st annual Boat Race against Cambridge on the
River Thames in London, March 27, 2005.(REUTERS/Russell
Boyce) | |
Oxford's giant crew powered their way to victory
over Cambridge in Sunday's 151st University Boat Race on the River Thames.
The heaviest eight in race history used their record 10 kilogram per
man advantage to secure a clear-cut victory over the 4.25-mile
course.
Their winning time of 16 minutes and 41 seconds was the fourth fastest
ever, but 22 seconds outside Cambridge's 1998 record.
"We had the power, and we also had the technique as we showed today,"
said Oxford cox Acer Nethercott, who had been criticized for his tactics
during his crew's defeat in the 2004 edition.
Oxford winner Barney Williams, who was part of the Canadian coxless
four dramatically denied Olympic gold by Matthew Pinsent's British crew
last summer, said afterwards: "It's just not possible to tell you the
elation that we feel at this point. It's just amazing."
Oxford, averaging 98.5 kilogrames per man to the 88.6 kilograms of the
Light Blues, took the early lead after Cambridge won the toss and chose the Middlesex
side.
The crews, containing four Olympians each, had been hailed as the best
ever in terms of quality.
Umpire Boris Rankov kept a tight rein on both crews in the early
stages, issuing warnings to prevent a repeat of last year's debacle that saw Cambridge pull away
after clashing oars with Oxford.
Cambridge coach Robin Williams left his 11th and final boat race with a
defeat before moving to his new job in charge of British rowing's
lightweight men's and women's national squads.
（Agencies) |
在周日（3月27日）舉行的第151屆大學賽艇對抗賽中，歷史上體重最大的牛津大學隊在泰晤士河上力壓劍橋大學隊贏得勝利。
八名牛津大學的選手組成了賽事歷史上“體重最重的”一支隊伍，他們的人均體重超過對手10公斤。憑借創紀錄的體重優勢，牛津大學隊在4.25海里的航程中輕輕松松贏得勝利。
他們以16分41秒的成績獲勝，取得了賽事歷史上排名第四的好成績，但比劍橋大學1998年的紀錄還是慢了22秒。
“我們擁有充沛的體能，而且今天我們也顯示了自己的技術實力。”牛津大學隊的舵手阿瑟·內瑟柯特說。在2004年的比賽中，他所在的隊伍黯然落敗，為此他的戰術遭到指責。
牛津隊隊員巴尼·威廉斯曾是加拿大國家隊四人單槳無舵手艇的選手，去年夏天該隊曾被馬修·平森特所在的英國國家隊戲劇性地奪走了奧運會金牌。威廉斯在賽后說：“我無法向你形容那一刻我們有多高興。那確實是讓人驚奇的。”
牛津隊員的人均體重達到98.5公斤，而“淺藍隊”的人均體重僅為88.6
公斤。劍橋隊起初在猜硬幣中取勝，選擇了靠米德爾塞克斯郡的那一邊，但牛津隊從一開始就一路領先。
雙方的參賽隊各有四名曾經參加過奧運會的選手，因此本屆隊伍的人員素質被認為是這項賽事開始以來最棒的。
在比賽早期階段，裁判員鮑里斯·蘭科夫密切監控著雙方船員的一舉一動，并不斷發出警告，以避免去年的意外事故重演——當時劍橋在和牛津的碰撞中弄斷了船槳，不得不退出比賽。
這是劍橋大學教練羅賓·威廉姆斯的第11次也是最后一次比賽，然而結果卻是失敗，之后他將換一份新工作——執教英國國家劃艇隊的輕量級男隊和女隊。
Note: 歷史上，劍橋賽艇隊一直被稱為“淺藍隊”，而牛津賽艇隊則有“深藍隊”之稱。
（中國日報網站譯） |
Updated: 2005-03-29 10:07
