The Boat Race
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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 Lon
An engraving of the 1841 Boat Race, with the gatehouse of Lambeth Palace at centre-left
A portrayal of the dead-heat finish in 1877
Cambridge at their stakeboat, just before the start of the 2009 race
Oxford in 1890 (winner)
The Championship Course
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The Championship Course is a stretch of the River Thames between Mortlake and Putney in London, England. It is a well-established course for rowing races, particularly the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Ra
The Boat Race
…women's race has taken place on the same day and course, and since 2018 the combined event of the two races has been referred to as "The Boat Race". The Championship Course has hosted the vast majority of the races. Covering a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of the Thames in West London, from Putney to Mortlake, it is over three…
Putney Bridge
Boat houses on the river bank near Putney