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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 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.
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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]
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.
It was Oxford's first victory in seven years and brought the overall result to 76–69 in Cambridge's favour. [1] The victory gave the Oxford number four, Matthew Smith, the honour of being the youngest ever "modern" winner at 18 years, 8 months 11 days. [10] In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie by five lengths. [6]
The 149th Boat Race took place on 6 April 2003. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford (in dark blue) and Cambridge (in light blue) along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames in south-west London.
The Oxford crew weighed an average of 12 st 3.125 lb (77.4 kg), 3.125 pounds (1.4 kg) per rower more than their opponents. Cambridge saw two rowers with Boat Race experience return, including Graham Campbell Kerr and Charles Thurstan Fogg-Elliot. Six of the Light Blues had matriculated at Trinity College.