{"id":586077,"date":"2026-04-05T01:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586077\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:13:09","slug":"australias-annie-anezakis-helps-oxford-defeat-cambridge-in-womens-boat-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586077\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s Annie Anezakis helps Oxford defeat Cambridge in women’s Boat Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian rower Annie Anezakis has helped Oxford end a decade-long losing streak with victory over Cambridge in the annual women’s Boat Race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old from Melbourne was competing in the historic university clash for a fourth time.<\/p>\n

Oxford finally turned the tables, starting fast and winning by 9.4 seconds in blustery, choppy conditions on the Thames.<\/p>\n

A former women’s president of the Oxford boat club, Anezakis was in the bow seat as Oxford won for the 31st time in the 80th edition of the race.<\/p>\n

“What rowing’s taught me is that hard work, resilience and determination always pays off,” Anezakis told the UK’s Channel 4.<\/p>\n

“If you just put it in every day, you’ll get the reward.<\/p>\n

“It’s something I’ll take into the rest of my life: hard work and grit always pay off.”<\/p>\n

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Annie Anezakis (centre) lifts the trophy as he crewmates celebrate defeating Cambridge. (Getty Images\/PA Images: Yui Mok)<\/p>\n

Oxford’s crew also included Great Britain’s Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Heidi Long, the current club president.<\/p>\n

Anezakis previously rowed for Princeton University in the US from 2017-2021.<\/p>\n

She has credited Australian Olympic legends Stephanie Rice and Libby Trickett as her earliest sporting inspirations, after watching them win swimming gold at the 2008 Beijing Games.<\/p>\n

In the 171st edition of the men’s race, Australian Alexander McClean helped strong favourites Cambridge \u200cto victory by 3.5 lengths and 11.02 seconds.<\/p>\n

It was Cambridge’s 89th win to Oxford’s 81. The 1877 race was declared a dead heat.<\/p>\n

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