CUBC appoints Assistant Coach - Aug 04

Edouard Blanc has been appointed to the position of Assistant Coach at Cambridge University Boat Club, in succession to Rob Baker.  He will work with Chris Nilsson, CUBC Chief Coach, in producing crews to race against OUBC in the Boat Race and the Goldie-Isis Race each year.

Edouard is Swiss, and has been Head Coach of Société Nautique de Geneve since 2004, other than in 2007-08 when he held the appointment of Chief Women's Coach at Durham University Boat Club.  He rowed three times at Junior World Championships and Nations Cups, until injury curtailed his competitive rowing career.  Edouard holds the Swiss Olympic High Performance Coaching Diploma, and is also experienced in high-performance athlete physiology.   Edouard joins us in mid-September and we wish him all good fortune in this appointment.