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The very first Boat Race was won by Oxford, but Cambridge lead the overall series with 86 wins to Oxford's 81, [3] with one dead heat in 1877 (as of 2023). [4] Recent races have been closely fought, with Oxford winning by the shortest ever margin of 1-foot (0.30 m) in 2003 [4] and Cambridge winning in 2004 despite Oxford's claims of a foul. [5]
The Boat Race 2018 (also known as The Cancer Research UK Boat Race for the purposes of sponsorship) took place on 24 March 2018. Held annually, The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames in south-west London.
The Championship Course along which, for the fourth time in the history of the event, the men's, women's and both reserves' races were conducted on the same day. The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") [1] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). [1]
The Oxford men's reserve crew is called Isis (after the Isis, a section of the River Thames which passes through Oxford), and the Cambridge reserve men's crew is called Goldie (the name comes from rower and Boat Club president John Goldie, 1849–1896, after whom the Goldie Boathouse is named).
The 2021 race (course depicted) was held on the River Great Ouse.. The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") [1] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). [1]
The country's longest-running series of varsity matches is played between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.In addition to the 1827 University Match in Cricket mentioned above, the first "Boat Race" in 1829 [4] the first "Varsity Match" (in Rugby Union) in 1872, [5] and the first "Varsity Game" (in Basketball) in 1921 were all contested between Oxford and Cambridge.
The Oxford crew weighed an average of 11 st 13.75 lb (75.9 kg), 1.75 pounds (0.8 kg) more than their opponents. [10] Cambridge saw two former Blues return in Percy Landale and Stanley Muttlebury, the latter of whom was making his third Boat Race appearance.
In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie by 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 lengths, their first victory in nine years, and in a time of 17 minutes 2 seconds which equalled the 1996 record. [ 5 ] [ 15 ] Cambridge won the 50th Women's Boat Race by 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 lengths in a time of 6 minutes and 25 seconds, their seventh consecutive victory.