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Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is a rowing race between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The race is currently run over a four mile and 374 yard stretch of the River Thames between Putney and Mortlake in London. The race was held first in 1829 and then annually since 1856 with the exception of the war years.

The course for the main part of the races' history has been from Putney to Mortlake, but there has been a few other courses:

The event is now a British national institution, and is televised live each year. The race has been won by Cambridge 77 times and Oxford 71, with one dead heat in 1877. The most recent event was amongst the closest in history, with Oxford winning by less than a foot. One entertainment for spectators is the possibilty of a boat sinking. This has occurred on three occasions; to the Oxford crew in 1925 and to Cambridge in 1859 and in 1978.

Though the contest is strictly speaking between amateurs and indeed the competitors must be students of the university for whom they race, the training schedules each team undertakes are very gruelling. Typically each team trains for six days a week for six months before the event. Such is the competitive spirit between the universities it is common for Olympic standard rowers to compete. This has led to unproven accusations that these students are admitted entrance to university not because of their academic ability but rather their rowing skill.

Results

DateWinnerTime
June 10, 1829Oxford14.03
June 17, 1836Cambridge36.00
April 3, 1839Cambridge31.00
April 15, 1840Cambridge29.03
April 14, 1841Cambridge32.03
June 11, 1842Oxford30.01
March 15, 1845Cambridge23.03
April 3, 1846Cambridge21.05
April 29, 1849Cambridge22.00
December 15, 1849Oxfordfoul
April 3, 1852Oxford21.36
April 8, 1854Oxford25.29
March 15, 1856Cambridge25.45
April 4, 1857Oxford22.05
March 27, 1858Cambridge21.23
April 15, 1859Oxford24.04
March 31, 1860Cambridge26.05
March 23, 1861Oxford23.03
April 12, 1862Oxford24.04
March 28, 1863Oxford23.06
March 19, 1864Oxford21.04
April 8, 1865Oxford21.24
March 24, 1866Oxford25.35
April 13, 1867Oxford22.39
April 4, 1868Oxford20.56
March 17, 1869Oxford20.04
April 6, 1870Cambridge22.04
April 1, 1871Cambridge23.01
March 23, 1872Cambridge21.15
March 29, 1873Cambridge19.35
March 28, 1874Cambridge22.35
March 20, 1875Oxford22.02
April 8, 1876Cambridge20.02
March 24, 1877Dead Heat24.08
April 13, 1878Oxford22.15
April 5, 1879Cambridge21.18
March 22, 1880Oxford21.23
April 8, 1881Oxford21.51
April 1, 1882Oxford20.12
March 15, 1883Oxford21.18
April 7, 1884Cambridge21.39
March 28, 1885Oxford21.36
April 3, 1886Cambridge22.03
March 26, 1887Cambridge20.52
March 24, 1888Cambridge20.48
March 30, 1889Cambridge20.14
March 26, 1890Oxford22.03
March 21, 1891Oxford21.48
April 9, 1892Oxford19.01
March 22, 1893Oxford18.45
March 17, 1894Oxford21.39
March 30, 1895Oxford20.05
March 28, 1896Oxford20.01
April 3, 1897Oxford19.12
March 26, 1898Oxford22.15
March 25, 1899Cambridge21.04
March 31, 1900Cambridge18.45
March 30, 1901Oxford22.31
March 22, 1902Cambridge19.09
April 1, 1903Cambridge19.33
March 26, 1904Cambridge21.37
April 1, 1905Oxford20.35
April 7, 1906Cambridge19.25
March 16, 1907Cambridge20.26
April 4, 1908Cambridge19.02
April 3, 1909Oxford19.05
March 23, 1910Oxford20.14
April 1, 1911Oxford18.29
April 1, 1912Oxford22.05
March 13, 1913Oxford20.53
March 28, 1914Cambridge20.23
March 28, 1920Cambridge21.11
March 30, 1921Cambridge19.45
April 1, 1922Cambridge19.27
March 24, 1923Oxford20.54
April 5, 1924Cambridge18.41
March 28, 1925Cambridge21.05
March 27, 1926Cambridge19.29
April 2, 1927Cambridge20.14
March 31, 1928Cambridge20.25
March 23, 1929Cambridge19.24
April 12, 1930Cambridge19.09
March 21, 1931Cambridge19.26
March 19, 1932Cambridge19.11
April 1, 1933Cambridge20.57
March 17, 1934Cambridge18.03
April 6, 1935Cambridge19.48
April 4, 1936Cambridge21.06
March 24, 1937Oxford22.39
April 2, 1938Oxford20.03
April 1, 1939Cambridge19.03
March 30, 1946Oxford19.54
March 29, 1947Cambridge23.01
March 27, 1948Cambridge17.05
March 26, 1949Cambridge18.57
April 1, 1950Cambridge20.15
March 26, 1951Cambridge20.05
March 29, 1952Oxford20.23
March 28, 1953Cambridge19.54
April 3, 1954Oxford20.23
March 26, 1955Cambridge19.01
March 24, 1956Cambridge18.36
March 30, 1957Cambridge19.01
April 5, 1958Cambridge18.15
March 28, 1959Oxford18.52
April 2, 1960Oxford18.59
April 1, 1961Cambridge19.22
April 7, 1962Cambridge19.46
March 23, 1963Oxford20.47
March 28, 1964Cambridge19.18
April 3, 1965Oxford18.07
March 26, 1966Oxford19.12
March 25, 1967Oxford18.52
March 30, 1968Cambridge18.22
April 5, 1969Cambridge18.04
March 28, 1970Cambridge20.22
March 27, 1971Cambridge17.58
April 1, 1972Cambridge18.36
March 7, 1973Cambridge19.21
April 6, 1974Oxford17.35
March 29, 1975Cambridge19.27
March 20, 1976Oxford16.58
March 19, 1977Oxford19.28
March 25, 1978Oxford18.58
March 17, 1979Oxford20.33
April 5, 1980Oxford19.02
April 4, 1981Oxford18.11
March 27, 1982Oxford18.21
April 2, 1983Oxford19.07
March 18, 1984Oxford16.45
April 6, 1985Oxford17.11
March 29, 1986Cambridge17.58
March 28, 1987Oxford19.59
April 2, 1988Oxford17.35
March 25, 1989Oxford18.27
March 31, 1990Oxford17.22
March 30, 1991Oxford16.59
April 4, 1992Oxford17.44
March 27, 1993Cambridge17.00
March 26, 1994Cambridge18.09
April 1, 1995Cambridge18.04
April 6, 1996Cambridge16.58
March 29, 1997Cambridge17.38
March 28, 1998Cambridge16.19
April 3, 1999Cambridge16.41
March 25, 2000Oxford18.04
March 24, 2001Cambridge17.44
March 30, 2002Oxford16.54
April 6, 2003Oxford18.06
March 28, 2004  

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