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Trenton Oldfield. Credit: PA         Man convicted for
disrupting boat race  A man who jumped into the River Thames to
disrupt the annual Oxford/Cambridge boat race has been found
guilty of causing a public nuisance.  Trenton Oldfield, 36, of
Myrdle Street, E1, was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court and
will be sentenced on Friday 19 October.  Shortly before 2.30pm
on Saturday 7 April police were alerted to a man in the water
where the race was being held. The man had deliberately swum
into the path of the leading boats, bringing the race to a halt.
Officers from the MPS's Marine Policing Unit attended and took
the man back to the riverside where he was arrested and
subsequently charged.  Oldfield had prepared for his protest by
wearing a wetsuit beneath his clothing.   Boat race swimmer
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