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)
Women's Boat Race
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The Women's Boat Race is an annual rowing race between Cambridge University Boat Club and Oxford University Women's Boat Club. First rowed in 1927, the race has taken place annually since 1964. Since
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…and Second World Wars (although unofficial races were conducted) and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The first women's event was held in 1927, and the Women's Boat Race has been an annual event since 1964. Since 2015, the women's race has taken place on the same day and course, and since 2018 the combined event of the…
Team captains C.S. Joris and C.D. England shake hands at the inaugural Oxford v. Cambridge Women's Boat Race in 1927
Henley Boat Races 2009: Oxford Women (dark blue) lead Cambridge Women
Oxford Women's Blue Boat at The Championship Course finish in 2015
The Newton Women's Boat Race 2015: Reserve Race – Osiris