 The Oxford crew weighed @-@ in at an average of 14 <unk> 10 lb ( 93 @.@ 2 kg ) , 0 @.@ 5 pounds ( 0 @.@ 23 kg ) more per rower than Cambridge . Josh West , rowing at number four for Cambridge , became the tallest rower in Boat Race history at 6 ft 9 in ( 2 @.@ 06 m ) . The Oxford crew comprised three Britons , three Americans , a <unk> , a Canadian and a German , while Cambridge were represented by five Britons , two Americans , a German and a Canadian . Three former Blues returned for Cambridge in Wallace , Crombie and Smith , while Oxford saw <unk> and Lindsay return . <unk> Sharif , the Cambridge <unk> , became the tenth female to steer a Boat Race crew , and was the lightest competitor at the event since the 1986 race . 
