Peter Hackworth is a British coxswain

Coxswain

The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority. ...

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Born in Islington

Islington

Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...

, London

London

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, Hackworth was educated at St Paul's School, in Barnes, where he learnt to cox, following his brother who had coxed the school 1st VIII before him. At junior level, Peter represented Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 in the 1999 Coupe de la Jeunesse and the 2000 Junior World Championships.

Hackworth went up to study Modern Languages at Oriel College

Oriel College

Oriel College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford...

, University of Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

 after finishing school in 2000. He joined the Oxford University Boat Club

Oxford University Boat Club

The Oxford University Boat Club is the rowing club of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century....

, coxed Isis in 2001 and was subsequently selected for the Oxford Blue Boat in the 2002 Boat Race against Cambridge University.

Hackworth's rival in the Cambridge Blue Boat was Eleanor Griggs, who had coxed at St Paul's Girls' School

St Paul's Girls' School

St Paul's Girls' School is a senior independent school, located in Brook Green, Hammersmith, in West London, England.-History:In 1904 a new day school for girls was established by the trustees of the Dean Colet Foundation , which had run St Paul's School for boys since the sixteenth century...

. They had been friends whilst at school and the media focused on their close relationship in the run up to the race.

The 2002 race was the closest in years and followed the controversial re-started race of 2001. Oxford became only the second crew in history to win having trailed at Barnes Bridge and on the outside of the final bend, echoing the win by the Oxford Blue Boat in 1952, some 50 years prior. The race was described as "amazing" by Sir Matthew Pinsent.

Hackworth trialled for the Blue boat again in 2004 but missed out on the seat which went to Acer Nethercott

Acer Nethercott

Acer Gary Nethercott is a British coxwain, Olympic silver medallist and double Boat Race winner.-Education:...

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