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At Cambridge Lecky rowed at number 5 in the winning Cambridge boats in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races in 1962 and 1964. At the same time, Lecky was a member of the Canadian rugby team which toured the British Isles, surprising his tutors by appearing on television in a match against England when they could not remember him asking permission to be absent from the university in term time. He was also President of the Hawks' Club. Also in 1964, Lecky won in record time the Silver Goblets coxless pairs at Henley Royal Regatta partnering John Keily.
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