Alex Greaney

Alex Greaney
Personal information
Nationality British
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
College team St Edmund Hall Boat Club
Club Oxford University Boat Club

Peter Alexander Greaney (born 1975) is a former University Boat Race cox.

Profile

Whilst in education at Abingdon School he gained colours for the rowing team and became a Great Britain Junior International in 1993. After leaving Abingdon in 1994 he attended St Edmund Hall, Oxford at the University of Oxford studying Metallurgy and joined the St Edmund Hall Boat Club.[1] He is currently Assistant Professor of Materials Science at the Department of Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University.[2]

Rowing

In 1997 he was selected as the cox for the Oxford dark blue boat at the world renowned Boat Race but finished on the losing side.[3] A second appearance as cox in 1998 ensued but Oxford once again lost.[4]

References

  1. "Oxford 1997: Who's Who". Regatta Online.
  2. "P.Alex Greaney". Computational Materials Research Group.
  3. "Crews". Oxford University Boat Club.
  4. "Boat race: A bolt from Light Blues". The Independent.
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