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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 Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England. It is also known as the University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
The 1859 race was the first in which one of the crews sank: Cambridge's crew were variously rescued or swam to the shore, while Oxford took the overall record to 9–7 in Cambridge's favour. [9] Between the 1861 and 1869 race , Oxford made a then-record streak of nine consecutive victories; Cambridge won the next five and were 16–15 ahead ...
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 ...
The new guidance, issued by British Rowing, River Action and The Rivers Trust, advises rowers to cover all open cuts and avoid direct contact with the water when launching or recovering a boat ...
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The Lightweight Boat Races are a series of annual rowing races between men's and women's lightweight crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The first men's race took place in 1975, being joined by the women's race in 1984.