Oxford rower Lenny Jenkins has revealed that he threw up just hours before the Boat Race and complained about the ‘poo in the water’ as Cambridge comfortably won both the men’s and women’s runs. The build-up to the 169th Boat Race was dominated by worrying reports of high E coli levels recorded across the 4.2-mile course. The winning team traditionally throw their cox into the water as part of their celebrations, but they were warned against doing so this time around. River Action campaign group found an average of 2,869 E coli colony forming units (CFU) per 100ml of water – almost three times…
