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Six months in jail for Boat Race protester

Image: Trenton Oldfield: Jailed for six months for halting 2012 Boat Race

A protester who disrupted this year's Boat Race by swimming into the path of the crews has been jailed for six months.

"It is a necessary part of a liberal and tolerant society that no one should be targeted because of a characteristic with which another takes issue. "Prejudice in any form is wrong. Your offence was planned. It was deliberate. It was disproportionate. It was dangerous. You have shown no regret."