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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.
The Boat Race 2024 was a series of side-by-side rowing races in London which took place on 30 March 2024.. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, usually along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames, known as the Tideway, in south-west London.
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 Boat Race returns in 2024 with Cambridge and Oxford again battling it out on the River Thames.. The men’s race was first held 195 years ago and has been an annual event since 1856, with a ...
In the men’s race last year, Oxford ended three years of Cambridge victories with a win of two and a quarter lengths. The margin of victory was the same in the women’s race as Cambridge ...
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The Boat Race 2021 was an event comprising two side-by-side rowing races that took place on 4 April 2021. The Boat Race is contested annually between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
The Oxford boat sinks after only half a mile, during the annual University boat race against Cambridge on March 24, 1951. - Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images