Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Does this idiot not realise that you DO NOT want to get in the way of an 8 going at full speed?
Hell, you don't want to be hit by one if you are in another boat never mind swimming in the water!!
I hope he gets beaten about the head with the (admittedly unrelated) broken blade, the MORON!:
A man has been charged over an incident which led to the 158th University Boat Race being halted half-way through.
The Oxford and Cambridge boats were side by side after 10 minutes and 30 seconds when the race was stopped.
After 31 minutes the race was re-started. Cambridge went on to win after Oxford broke an oar.
Trenton Oldfield, 35, of Whitechapel, east London, will appear at Feltham Magistrates' Court on 23 April charged under the Public Order Act.
The intruder was detained and the race restarted
Cambridge went on to win with ease after Oxford broke an oar in a clash moments after the resumption but the drama continued after the race.
Oxford bowman Dr Alex Woods collapsed in the boat after they crossed the line and was transferred to the race launch for medical treatment, before being taken to Charing Cross Hospital. His condition is described as stable.
The traditional post-race presentation ceremony was abandoned out of respect for Mr Woods.
Karl Hudspith, president of the Oxford University Boat Club, named the swimmer on Twitter as Trenton Oldfield.
He wrote: "Would like to start by saying that Alex Woods is conscious and will hopefully be OK.
"I'm proud of everyone in the team and how they rowed. They were a credit to themselves and their university.
"Finally to Trenton Oldfiled (sic); my team went through seven months of hell, this was the culmination of our careers and you took it from us."
A closely fought race had looked to be heading for an exciting finish going into the final bend, only for a man wearing a black wetsuit to swim in front of the boats and narrowly avoid being hit by the oars of the Oxford crew.
"They almost took his head off," said Sergeant Chris Tranter of the Metropolitan Police.
Race umpire John Garrett halted the race after his assistant, the four-time Olympic champion Sir Matthew Pinsent, spotted the protester in the water just after the crews had passed Chiswick Steps.
Garrett told BBC Sport: "It was totally unbelievable. We are grateful to Matthew for spotting the swimmer. We thought it was some debris, then we realised it was a swimmer.
"I wasn't sure if he was going to get out of the way in time, it was quite clear he was waiting for the boats to come across him, so I just had to stop the race.
"Last year there was the possibility of swimmers in the water and we discussed it. This year it was not something we were expecting at all.
"It was a great shame because the race was developing into an excellent contest."
Pinsent added: "It's not ideal but given those circumstances what could we do? It's a safety issue. Fortunately we spotted him and stopped the race. We couldn't possibly have carried on."
The last time the race had to be restarted was in 2001 when there was a clash of blades.
The two boats headed back to the halfway point and the race restarted after a 31-minute delay, but Oxford's Hanno Wienhausen broke his oar in a clash with Cambridge and the contest was effectively over as eight men took on seven.
Sean Bowden, Oxford coach, said: "Obviously our biggest concern is Alex's welfare and it was good to see that he was conscious and taken off to hospital with good care.
"The clash was obviously just one of those extremely unfortunate things. And the outcome of the crash was a broken blade. And I guess you can only imagine the desperation that Alex must have been in with only six crew mates left and that's probably how he ended up pushing himself beyond his limits."
Oxford had gone into the race as the defending champions, but Cambridge's victory extended their lead overall in the contest to 81-76.
"It's not the way anyone wants to take away the win," coach Steve Trapmore said. "We're more worried about the Oxford boat right now and we'll reflect later on what's gone on."
Light Blues president Dave Nelson added: "I feel bad. Finishing the race there was a lot of raw emotion and some of the celebrations seem pathetic in retrospect, but I wasn't aware of the broken oar and of Alex at the time.
"It was a dramatic race. We said through our whole campaign to expect the unexpected. That happened."
In a statement, the Boat Race Company Ltd said: "First and foremost, we are delighted that Alex Woods is in a stable condition and looks set to make a full recovery.
"It is very sad that the 158th Boat Race, which was heading towards a thrilling finale, was disrupted by a member of the public in a manner that risked serious injury to himself and the competing crews.
"These incidents are planned for and we would like to congratulate both crews and the Race Umpire for their speed and professionalism in unfortunate circumstances as a result of which the protestor suffered no injuries."
Official crews for the 158th Boat Race
Cambridge: Bow - Moritz Schramm (91.8kg), 2 - Jack Lindeman (94.6kg), 3 - Mike Thorp (91.8kg), 4 - David Nelson (92.8kg), 5 - Alexander Scharp (95.6kg), 6 - Steve Dudek (109.6kg), 7 - Alex Ross (102kg), Stroke - Niles Garratt (92.2kg), Cox - Ed Bosson (55.6kg)
Oxford: Bow - Alexander Woods (77.8kg), 2 - William Zeng (82.4kg), 3 - Kevin Baum (91.6kg), 4 - Hanno Wienhausen (93.6kg), 5 - Karl Hudspith (91.2kg), 6 - Alex Davidson (94.6kg), 7 - Dan Harvey (79.6kg), Stroke - Roel Haen (96.8kg), Cox - Zoe de Toledo (49.6kg)
Hell, you don't want to be hit by one if you are in another boat never mind swimming in the water!!
I hope he gets beaten about the head with the (admittedly unrelated) broken blade, the MORON!:
A man has been charged over an incident which led to the 158th University Boat Race being halted half-way through.
The Oxford and Cambridge boats were side by side after 10 minutes and 30 seconds when the race was stopped.
After 31 minutes the race was re-started. Cambridge went on to win after Oxford broke an oar.
Trenton Oldfield, 35, of Whitechapel, east London, will appear at Feltham Magistrates' Court on 23 April charged under the Public Order Act.
The intruder was detained and the race restarted
Cambridge went on to win with ease after Oxford broke an oar in a clash moments after the resumption but the drama continued after the race.
Oxford bowman Dr Alex Woods collapsed in the boat after they crossed the line and was transferred to the race launch for medical treatment, before being taken to Charing Cross Hospital. His condition is described as stable.
The traditional post-race presentation ceremony was abandoned out of respect for Mr Woods.
Karl Hudspith, president of the Oxford University Boat Club, named the swimmer on Twitter as Trenton Oldfield.
He wrote: "Would like to start by saying that Alex Woods is conscious and will hopefully be OK.
"I'm proud of everyone in the team and how they rowed. They were a credit to themselves and their university.
"Finally to Trenton Oldfiled (sic); my team went through seven months of hell, this was the culmination of our careers and you took it from us."
A closely fought race had looked to be heading for an exciting finish going into the final bend, only for a man wearing a black wetsuit to swim in front of the boats and narrowly avoid being hit by the oars of the Oxford crew.
"They almost took his head off," said Sergeant Chris Tranter of the Metropolitan Police.
Race umpire John Garrett halted the race after his assistant, the four-time Olympic champion Sir Matthew Pinsent, spotted the protester in the water just after the crews had passed Chiswick Steps.
Garrett told BBC Sport: "It was totally unbelievable. We are grateful to Matthew for spotting the swimmer. We thought it was some debris, then we realised it was a swimmer.
"I wasn't sure if he was going to get out of the way in time, it was quite clear he was waiting for the boats to come across him, so I just had to stop the race.
"Last year there was the possibility of swimmers in the water and we discussed it. This year it was not something we were expecting at all.
"It was a great shame because the race was developing into an excellent contest."
Pinsent added: "It's not ideal but given those circumstances what could we do? It's a safety issue. Fortunately we spotted him and stopped the race. We couldn't possibly have carried on."
The last time the race had to be restarted was in 2001 when there was a clash of blades.
The two boats headed back to the halfway point and the race restarted after a 31-minute delay, but Oxford's Hanno Wienhausen broke his oar in a clash with Cambridge and the contest was effectively over as eight men took on seven.
Sean Bowden, Oxford coach, said: "Obviously our biggest concern is Alex's welfare and it was good to see that he was conscious and taken off to hospital with good care.
"The clash was obviously just one of those extremely unfortunate things. And the outcome of the crash was a broken blade. And I guess you can only imagine the desperation that Alex must have been in with only six crew mates left and that's probably how he ended up pushing himself beyond his limits."
Oxford had gone into the race as the defending champions, but Cambridge's victory extended their lead overall in the contest to 81-76.
"It's not the way anyone wants to take away the win," coach Steve Trapmore said. "We're more worried about the Oxford boat right now and we'll reflect later on what's gone on."
Light Blues president Dave Nelson added: "I feel bad. Finishing the race there was a lot of raw emotion and some of the celebrations seem pathetic in retrospect, but I wasn't aware of the broken oar and of Alex at the time.
"It was a dramatic race. We said through our whole campaign to expect the unexpected. That happened."
In a statement, the Boat Race Company Ltd said: "First and foremost, we are delighted that Alex Woods is in a stable condition and looks set to make a full recovery.
"It is very sad that the 158th Boat Race, which was heading towards a thrilling finale, was disrupted by a member of the public in a manner that risked serious injury to himself and the competing crews.
"These incidents are planned for and we would like to congratulate both crews and the Race Umpire for their speed and professionalism in unfortunate circumstances as a result of which the protestor suffered no injuries."
Official crews for the 158th Boat Race
Cambridge: Bow - Moritz Schramm (91.8kg), 2 - Jack Lindeman (94.6kg), 3 - Mike Thorp (91.8kg), 4 - David Nelson (92.8kg), 5 - Alexander Scharp (95.6kg), 6 - Steve Dudek (109.6kg), 7 - Alex Ross (102kg), Stroke - Niles Garratt (92.2kg), Cox - Ed Bosson (55.6kg)
Oxford: Bow - Alexander Woods (77.8kg), 2 - William Zeng (82.4kg), 3 - Kevin Baum (91.6kg), 4 - Hanno Wienhausen (93.6kg), 5 - Karl Hudspith (91.2kg), 6 - Alex Davidson (94.6kg), 7 - Dan Harvey (79.6kg), Stroke - Roel Haen (96.8kg), Cox - Zoe de Toledo (49.6kg)
