Boat Race Spoilsport

He apparently was well educated at a fee paying school and has a degree from the L.S.E. Is it perhaps a rebellion against his up-bringing?.Like many protesters he has his 15 minutes of fame and does not give a toss about anybody else. I feel so sorry for the Cambridge and Oxford teams who apply so much physical energy and mental stamina to compete, he on the other hand is probably a bit of a whimp who could not hack the training. The bigger problem is the weak minds that endorse his type of behaviour and the Olympic Games could be their childish way of getting at the authorities. Personally I would have liked to see the race continue without a second thought for him. If he had been struck on the head it would have been his own fault , now the ever growing band of anarchists will see this as a 'win' and will be doing this more than ever.

Whingers unite and spoil good sporting events for the participants and the spectators! You can do it! It'll give you such a sense of achievement.

Not.

Makes me wonder if he's a failed sportsman himself or just a rotten spoilsport with a chip on his shoulder for no particular reason.

He must be a pretty good swimmer.

As well as a whinger.

He is asking for "like-minded individuals" to disrupt Olympic events in a similar way.
I just felt so sorry for the teams who have spent months in training to have the whole event ruined. One of the Oxford team collapsed and had to be taken to hospital with exhaustion, probably brought about by the break in the race and the fact that they lost an oar in the following collision.

Official Boat Race website for more info: Boat Race 2012

Shows how much he knows about rowing then! What an idiot! If one of the hulls had hit his head, he'd be dead. The speed those boats go is incredible.

In case anyone's wondering, no, I'm not a rower, but I think the Oxbridge Boat Race is a fabulous sporting event. Oxford and Cambridge are lucky enough to have suitable rivers to practise on. There's nothing to stop other places with suitable facilities from rowing too, and I think some other universities do sport rowing teams. The Oxbridge race just happens to be old (though not that old) because the universities are old.

i don't like people spoiling things.

It was an Australian man protesting about "elitism" apparently!
British authorities arrested Australian expat Trenton Oldfield, 35, who claimed responsibility for the stunt on a blog entitled "Elitism Leads To Tyranny".

Apparently. There might be more in the news today. The guy was arrested but looked pleased with himself as he was led away.

What is that all about. Did someone deliberately swim to spoil the race?