 The Cambridge crew (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues") was per man heavier than their Oxford rivals (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues").The Oxford crew featured four Americans, two Britons, a Canadian, a Croatian and a Pole, while the Cambridge crew consisted of four Britons, two Canadians, two Germans and an American.The race featured the most non-British rowers in the history of the event, and in German Thorsten Engelmann, the heaviest rower ever.