The River Thames at low tide in the morning of April 5, with photographers waiting for an outing of Cambridge and Oxford University Boat Clubs ahead of the 2012 Boat Race on April 7.

Liz Box, 2011 Cambridge Blue Boat cox, and Account Executive of Professional Sports Group, the organizer of the 2012 Boat Race. In the background on the right the crew of Isis, the Oxford reserve boat.

Jack Lindeman, Moritz Schramm, and bow David Nelson in the Cambridge University Boat Club Blue Boat, two days before the 2012 Boat Race.

Alex Ross and Jack Lindeman in the Cambridge University Boat Club Blue Boat, two days before the 2012 Boat Race.

Mike Thorp and Alex Ross in the Cambridge University Boat Club Blue Boat, two days before the 2012 Boat Race.

Alexander Scharp in the Cambridge University Boat Club Blue Boat, two days before the 2012 Boat Race.

The Oxford University Boat Club reserve boat "Isis" squad with OUBC boathouse manager Pat Lockley, two days before the 2012 Boat Race.

The Oxford University Boat Club reserve boat "Isis" squad two days before the 2012 Boat Race.

SIS LIVE trucks lining the Putney Embanment in preparation for the broadcast of the 2012 Boat Race by the BBC.

A press launch on the River Thames between Putney Bridge and Hammersmith Bridge, following the Cambridge University Boat Club Blue Boat and the Cambridge chief coach Steve Trapmore.

Cambridge University Boat Club bowman David Nelson during an outing on the River Thames, two days before the 2012 Boat Race.