Meet the Oxford University crew

			Name:		Andrew Dunn
			Position:		Bow
			Nationality:		British
			Age:		22
			Height:		6ft 4ins (1.95m)
			Weight:		14st 6lbs (91.6kgs)
	Dunn is a returning Blue having rowed in Oxford's winning crew in 2000. He missed last year's reverse after being relegated to the Isis crew. There is an added spice to the race for Dunn as he will row against his cousin, Cambridge's Rick.
			Name:		Bas Dixon
			Position:		2-Strokeside
			Nationality:		British
			Age:		20
			Height:		6ft 2ins (1.87m)
			Weight:		14st 3lbs (91kgs)
	The theology student will be rowing in his first Boat Race. He is the youngest oarsman in the race but has already made his mark elsewhere. In 1999 he won silver at both the Junior world championships and the nationals, where he won a bronze last year.
			Name:		Gerritjan Eggenkamp
			Position:		3-Bowside
			Nationality:		Dutch
			Age:		26
			Height:		6ft 5ins (1.98m)
			Weight:		14st 10.5lbs (93.7kgs)
	Eggenkamp is the first Dutchman to row in the Boat Race. He has competed in three senior world championships and at the Sydney Olympics. Was inspired to take part after reading True Blue - the story of the 1987 race - shortly after taking up the sport.
			Name:		Dan Perkins
			Position:		4-Strokeside
			Nationality:		American
			Age:		26
			Height:		6ft 7ins (2.04m)
			Weight:		15st (95.3kgs)
	Perkins has fought back from cancer to claim a place in the Oxford boat. The illness has hampered his progress in the American team, but it is only a matter of time before he gains selection. Enjoyed the best result of all the Varsity oarsmen at the British Indoor Rowing Championships where he finished fifth.
			Name:		Luke McGee
			Position:		5-Bowside
			Nationality:		American
			Age:		22
			Height:		6ft 7ins (2.04m)
			Weight:		15st 9.5lbs (99.6kgs)
	Last year he broke into his national team having won gold and bronze at the Nation's Cup - the under 23 world championships. He was part of the US eight that finished fourth at the world championships. Away from the water, the New Yorker enjoys big game hunting.
			Name:		Ben Burch (President)
			Position:		6-Strokeside
			Nationality:		British
			Age:		22
			Height:		6ft 6ins (2.01m)
			Weight:		15st 1lb (91.9kgs)
	Like his opposing President, Burch has been involved with his University Boat Club for four years. He has one win to his name in 2000, having lost the reserve race in 1999 and the main event last year. The 22-year-old is also a keen sailor.
			Name:		Robin Bourne-Taylor
			Position:		7-Bowside
			Nationality:		British
			Age:		20
			Height:		6ft 3ins (1.91m)
			Weight:		13st 11lbs (87.5kgs)
	Bourne-Taylor is the second youngest oarsman in the race but already has a Blue under his belt. However, he will be hoping for a reversal of fortune following last year's defeat. When he finishes University, the engineering student is hoping to join the Household Cavalry.
			Name:		Matt Smith
			Position:		Stroke
			Nationality:		British
			Age:		20
			Height:		6ft 1.5in (1.86m)
			Weight:		12st 14lbs (82.6kgs)
	Two years ago Smith became the youngest oarsman in the history of the Boat Race. He won as an 18-year-old, but lost in his second outing 12 months ago. Missed the first few months of training with a knee injury and had to work on his own to regain his fitness.
			Name:		Pete Hackworth
			Position:		Cox
			Nationality:		British
			Age:		19
			Height:		5ft 8ins (1.77m)
			Weight:		8st 8.5lbs (54.7kgs)
	Hackworth rowed in last year's Isis-Goldie race and has now been promoted to the main race. It promises to be an intriguing battle between the coxes as both were schooled in the art on the Tideway. He is the youngest participant in the race.