University Boat Race Swimmer Sent To Jail

The man who disrupted this year's Boat Race by swimming into the path of crews on the Thames has been jailed for six months.

Trenton Oldfield, of Myrdle Street, east London, was watched by millions of television viewers as he halted the annual race between Oxford and Cambridge universities on April 7.

He was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court last month of causing a public nuisance.

Oldfield, supported in court by a throng of well-wishers, smirked as Judge Anne Molyneux passed sentence.

But he looked surprised as the jail term was handed down.

The judge said Oldfield had acted dangerously and disproportionately and had not shown what he was actually protesting against.

In addition he had displayed prejudice in sabotaging the event, which he regarded as elitist.

Judge Molyneux said Oldfield ruined the race for everyone.

Oldfield acted dangerously and showed prejudice, the judge said

"You caused delay and disruption to it and to the members of the public who had gone to watch it and to enjoy the spectacle of top athletes competing," she said.

"The rowers had trained for many months. You had no regard for the sacrifices they had made or for their rigoroustraining when you swam into their paths."

Adding that Oldfield's actions had endangered his life and those of others, the judge said: "You decided that you had the right to stop members of the public enjoying a sporting competition which they had chosen to go and watch.

"You did not have that right.

"You did nothing to address inequality by giving yourself the right to spoil the enjoyment of others.

"In doing so, you acted without regard for equality and contrary to the meaning of it.

"You made your decision to sabotage the race based on the membership or perceived membership of its participants of a group to which you took exception.

"That is prejudice. Every individual and group of society is entitled to respect."

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