The Boat Race
At Oxford University, James was a member of Oxford University Boat Club and took part in the Boat Race in 2006. Both universities had extremely strong intakes that year, with Cambridge boasting several world champions and the Oxford crew including Olympic silver medallists Barney Williams and Jake Wetzel. Oxford, with Jamie in the five seat, won the epic contest by 5 lengths in a time of 18 minutes 26 seconds.
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