Head of The River Crews
1st & 3rd Trinity men rowed over each day to retain the headship for a third consecutive year.
Emmanuel women bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity on the first day to take the Lents headship for the first time since 2002.
Read more about this topic: Lent Bumps 2009
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