18 Hours a Week is a rowing podcast created by Sophie Shapter, a student at Cambridge University. Sophie Shapter is trialling as a cox with the Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club (CUWBC), training 18 hours a week to prepare for one of the most unique and exciting sporting events ever: The Boat Race. This podcast series gives an insight into what training for the boat race is really like by following the squad from the start of pre-season to race day, March 24, 2018.