The Boat Race 1983
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The 129th Boat Race took place on 2 April 1983. Held annually, the event is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. The pre-race
The inclusion of Boris Rankov (pictured in 2015) in Oxford's crew was controversial.
John Garrett (pictured in 2018) rowed at number 7 for Cambridge.
The Boat Races 2015
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The 2015 Boat Races took place on 11 April 2015. Held annually, The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile tidal stretch o
The Boat Race 1983
…1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races. The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and…
Oxford Men's VIII celebrating victory
Cambridge men's coach Steve Trapmore
Cambridge's trial boats were named 63 and Not Out to commemorate Phillip Hughes' final unfinished innings.