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Noam Mouelle, a PhD student from France, was part of Cambridge's winning Boat Race crew and is believed to be the first black competitor of the men's event.
The event, which has been going on for 194 years, saw Cambridge beat Oxford by one-and-a-third lengths on the Championship Course, with Mouelle playing a key part in the team.
Mouelle studies particle physics at Cambridge, having grown up in Paris, and followed in the footsteps of Daphne Marschenko as she became the first black rower in the women's boat race back in 2015.
It is believed that Mouelle'is the first black athlete to compete in the men's event in its 194-year history', according to The Times.
As part of the Cabridge team, Mouelle helped make
