List of The Boat Race results
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First boat race | 10 June 1829 |
Annual event since | 15 March 1856 |
Current champion | Cambridge (2024) |
Course | Henley-on-Thames (1829) |
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Westminster to Putney (1836–42) | |
The Championship Course (1845–2019) | |
River Great Ouse (2021) | |
Smallest margin of victory | Oxford, 1 foot (30 cm) (2003) |
Course Record (Championship Course) | Cambridge, 16:19 (1998) |
Current sponsor | Gemini |
Trophy | The Boat Race Trophy |
Number of wins | |
Cambridge | Oxford |
87 | 81 |
Note: There has been one dead heat, recorded in 1877 |
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the men's senior boat clubs of the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")[1] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").[1] The race was first held in 1829 on a 2+1⁄4-mile (3.6 km) stretch of the River Thames.[2] For the women's senior boat clubs race see "The Women's Boat Race".
As of 2015 the race takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the Thames in south-west London.[3] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[4][5] Four unofficial boat races were held during the Second World War, both on the Thames and the Great Ouse in Ely. The crews were not recognised as full Blues and as such, the results of these races are not included in the official tally.
As of the 2024 race, Cambridge lead overall in the competition with 87 victories to Oxford's 81; the 1877 race was declared a "dead heat".[6][7] Cambridge have led Oxford in cumulative wins since 1930.[6]
The reserve crews of Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Clubs have also raced against one another since 1967. Oxford's boat Isis (named after The Isis, a section of the Thames which flows through Oxford) and Cambridge's boat Goldie (named after former Cambridge boat club president John Goldie) compete on The Championship Course, usually on the same day as the main Boat Race. As at 2021, Cambridge's reserve crew have the overall lead with 32 victories to Oxford's 24.[6]
Results
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The first race, held in 1829, took place on a 2+1⁄4-mile (3.6 km) stretch of the Thames between Hambleden Lock and Henley Bridge. It was officially recorded that Oxford won the race "easily".[6] Seven years passed before the second race, which Cambridge won by 20 lengths, along a 5+3⁄4-mile (9.3 km) course between Westminster Bridge and Putney Bridge.[8] A further four races, three of which were won by the Light Blues, took place along the same course. The 1845 race was the first to be conducted on The Championship Course, the same course in use as of the 2015 race, and was won by Cambridge by ten lengths. Having won the ninth Boat Race "easily",[6] Cambridge led 7–2 overall, and were challenged, for the first and only time, to a second race in the same year. Oxford were victorious as the Light Blues were disqualified, the only time that event that the race was decided in such a manner.[8]
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 after the 1874 race. A dead heat in the 1877 race is the only time in the event that such an official result has been given. Cambridge won four consecutive races between 1886 and 1889, to which Oxford responded with a then record-equalling streak of nine consecutive victories, with Oxford leading the overall record 32–22. Cambridge won the 1900 race by 20 lengths, the largest margin of victory of the races contested on The Championship Course.[6] The 1912 race saw both boats sink, so a re-row was ordered two days later which Oxford won.[10]
Cambridge won the last race before the First World War suspended the event for five years. The Light Blues won in 1920, 1921 and 1922 before Oxford triumphed in the 1923 race. Cambridge subsequently won thirteen consecutive races from 1924 to lead 47–40 overall by 1936. Another hiatus, this time six years long, was caused by the Second World War, after which the Light Blues won five of the next six races. A streak of six wins saw Cambridge 16 wins ahead overall after the 1973 race. Oxford won seventeen of the next nineteen years, and were just a single victory behind after the 1992 race, the overall record 69–68 in Cambridge's favour. The Light Blues then won the following seven races, including setting the record time along The Championship Course of 16 minutes 19 seconds in the 1998 race. Their dominance faded, and the Dark Blues sealed victory in the 2000 race to trail overall by seven wins, 76–69. The 2003 race was the closest in history, with the Dark Blues winning by 30 centimetres (12 in),[11] while the 2012 race was decided after a restart midway through the race following disruption from a protester.[12] Cambridge won the 2021 race, taking the overall record to 85–80 in Cambridge's favour.[6]
The overall record has been tied on just three occasions: following The Boat Race 1836, it was one victory each. Oxford's third win in a row in the 1863 race took the record to 10–10, while Cambridge's sixth victory in a streak of thirteen wins between 1924 and 1936 tied the universities at 40–40.[6]
Main race
- All races from 1845 to 2019, and 2022 took place on The Championship Course. Earlier races and the 2021 event took place in different locations, marked by †, ‡ and *.
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No. | Date | Winner[6] | Winning time[6] | Margin of victory[6] | Oxford total | Cambridge total |
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1 | 10 June 1829 † 1830–1835 no race | Oxford | 14:03 | 90Easily | 1 | 0 |
2 | 17 June 1836 ‡ 1837–1838 no race | Cambridge | 36:00 | 20 lengths | 1 | 1 |
3 | 3 April 1839 ‡ | Cambridge | 31:00 | 35 lengths | 1 | 2 |
4 | 15 April 1840 ‡ | Cambridge | 29:03 | 0.753⁄4 length | 1 | 3 |
5 | 14 April 1841 ‡ | Cambridge | 32:03 | 22 lengths | 1 | 4 |
6 | 11 June 1842 ‡ 1843–1844 no race | Oxford | 30:01 | 04.504+1⁄2 lengths | 2 | 4 |
7 | 15 March 1845 | Cambridge | 23:30 | 10 lengths | 2 | 5 |
8 | 3 April 1846 1847–1848 no race | Cambridge | 21:05 | 03 lengths | 2 | 6 |
9 | 29 March 1849 | Cambridge | 22:00 | 90Easily | 2 | 7 |
10 | 15 December 1849 1850–1851 no race | Oxford | foul | 99Cambridge disqualified[a] | 3 | 7 |
11 | 3 April 1852 1853 no race | Oxford | 21:36 | 09 lengths | 4 | 7 |
12 | 8 April 1854 1855 no race | Oxford | 25:29 | 07 lengths | 5 | 7 |
13 | 15 March 1856 | Cambridge | 25:45 | 0.251⁄4 length | 5 | 8 |
14 | 4 April 1857 | Oxford | 22:05 | 11 lengths | 6 | 8 |
15 | 27 March 1858 | Cambridge | 21:23 | 07.57+1⁄2 lengths | 6 | 9 |
16 | 15 April 1859 | Oxford | 24:04 | 95Cambridge sank | 7 | 9 |
17 | 31 March 1860 | Cambridge | 26:05 | 01 length | 7 | 10 |
18 | 23 March 1861 | Oxford | 23:03 | 16 lengths | 8 | 10 |
19 | 12 April 1862 | Oxford | 24:34 | 10 lengths | 9 | 10 |
20 | 28 March 1863 | Oxford | 23:06 | 15 lengths | 10 | 10 |
21 | 19 March 1864 | Oxford | 21:04 | 09 lengths | 11 | 10 |
22 | 8 April 1865 | Oxford | 21:24 | 04 lengths | 12 | 10 |
23 | 24 March 1866 | Oxford | 25:35 | 03 lengths | 13 | 10 |
24 | 13 April 1867 | Oxford | 22:39 | 0.51⁄2 length | 14 | 10 |
25 | 4 April 1868 | Oxford | 20:56 | 06 lengths | 15 | 10 |
26 | 17 March 1869 | Oxford | 20:04 | 03 lengths | 16 | 10 |
27 | 6 April 1870 | Cambridge | 22:04 | 01.51+1⁄2 lengths | 16 | 11 |
28 | 1 April 1871 | Cambridge | 23:01 | 01 length | 16 | 12 |
29 | 23 March 1872 | Cambridge | 21:15 | 02 lengths | 16 | 13 |
30 | 29 March 1873 | Cambridge | 19:35 | 03 lengths | 16 | 14 |
31 | 28 March 1874 | Cambridge | 22:35 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 16 | 15 |
32 | 20 March 1875 | Oxford | 22:02 | 10 lengths | 17 | 15 |
33 | 8 April 1876 | Cambridge | 20:02 | 90Easily | 17 | 16 |
34 | 24 March 1877 | Dead heat | 24:08 | ...Dead heat | 17 | 16 |
35 | 13 April 1878 | Oxford | 22:15 | 10 lengths | 18 | 16 |
36 | 5 April 1879 | Cambridge | 21:18 | 03 lengths | 18 | 17 |
37 | 22 March 1880 | Oxford | 21:23 | 03.753+3⁄4 lengths | 19 | 17 |
38 | 8 April 1881 | Oxford | 21:51 | 03 lengths | 20 | 17 |
39 | 1 April 1882 | Oxford | 20:12 | 07 lengths | 21 | 17 |
40 | 15 March 1883 | Oxford | 21:18 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 22 | 17 |
41 | 7 April 1884 | Cambridge | 21:39 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 22 | 18 |
42 | 28 March 1885 | Oxford | 21:36 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 23 | 18 |
43 | 3 April 1886 | Cambridge | 22:03 | 0.6672⁄3 length | 23 | 19 |
44 | 26 March 1887 | Cambridge | 20:52 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 23 | 20 |
45 | 24 March 1888 | Cambridge | 20:48 | 07 lengths | 23 | 21 |
46 | 30 March 1889 | Cambridge | 20:14 | 03 lengths | 23 | 22 |
47 | 26 March 1890 | Oxford | 22:03 | 01 length | 24 | 22 |
48 | 21 March 1891 | Oxford | 21:48 | 0.501⁄2 length | 25 | 22 |
49 | 9 April 1892 | Oxford | 19:01 | 02.252+1⁄4 lengths | 26 | 22 |
50 | 22 March 1893 | Oxford | 18:45 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 27 | 22 |
51 | 17 March 1894 | Oxford | 21:39 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 28 | 22 |
52 | 30 March 1895 | Oxford | 20:05 | 02.252+1⁄4 lengths | 29 | 22 |
53 | 28 March 1896 | Oxford | 20:01 | 0.402⁄5 length | 30 | 22 |
54 | 3 April 1897 | Oxford | 19:12 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 31 | 22 |
55 | 26 March 1898 | Oxford | 22:15 | 90Easily | 32 | 22 |
56 | 25 March 1899 | Cambridge | 21:04 | 03.253+1⁄4 lengths | 32 | 23 |
57 | 31 March 1900 | Cambridge | 18:45 | 20 lengths | 32 | 24 |
58 | 30 March 1901 | Oxford | 22:31 | 0.6672⁄3 length | 33 | 24 |
59 | 22 March 1902 | Cambridge | 19:09 | 05 lengths | 33 | 25 |
60 | 1 April 1903 | Cambridge | 19:33 | 06 lengths | 33 | 26 |
61 | 26 March 1904 | Cambridge | 21:37 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 33 | 27 |
62 | 1 April 1905 | Oxford | 20:35 | 03 lengths | 34 | 27 |
63 | 7 April 1906 | Cambridge | 19:25 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 34 | 28 |
64 | 16 March 1907 | Cambridge | 20:26 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 34 | 29 |
65 | 4 April 1908 | Cambridge | 19:02 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 34 | 30 |
66 | 3 April 1909 | Oxford | 19:05 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 35 | 30 |
67 | 23 March 1910 | Oxford | 20:14 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 36 | 30 |
68 | 1 April 1911 | Oxford | 18:29 | 02.752+3⁄4 lengths | 37 | 30 |
69 | 30 March 1912 1 April 1912[b] | Oxford | 22:05 | 06 lengths | 38 | 30 |
70 | 13 March 1913 | Oxford | 20:53 | 0.753⁄4 length | 39 | 30 |
71 | 28 March 1914 1915–1919 no race | Cambridge | 20:23 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 39 | 31 |
72 | 27 March 1920 | Cambridge | 21:11 | 04 lengths | 39 | 32 |
73 | 30 March 1921 | Cambridge | 19:45 | 01 length | 39 | 33 |
74 | 1 April 1922 | Cambridge | 19:27 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 39 | 34 |
75 | 24 March 1923 | Oxford | 20:54 | 0.753⁄4 length | 40 | 34 |
76 | 5 April 1924 | Cambridge | 18:41 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 40 | 35 |
77 | 28 March 1925 | Cambridge | 21:05 | 95Oxford sank | 40 | 36 |
78 | 27 March 1926 | Cambridge | 19:29 | 05 lengths | 40 | 37 |
79 | 2 April 1927 | Cambridge | 20:14 | 03 lengths | 40 | 38 |
80 | 31 March 1928 | Cambridge | 20:25 | 10 lengths | 40 | 39 |
81 | 23 March 1929 | Cambridge | 19:24 | 07 lengths | 40 | 40 |
82 | 12 April 1930 | Cambridge | 19:09 | 03 lengths | 40 | 41 |
83 | 21 March 1931 | Cambridge | 19:26 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 40 | 42 |
84 | 19 March 1932 | Cambridge | 19:11 | 05 lengths | 40 | 43 |
85 | 1 April 1933 | Cambridge | 20:57 | 02.252+1⁄4 lengths | 40 | 44 |
86 | 17 March 1934 | Cambridge | 18:03 | 04.254+1⁄4 lengths | 40 | 45 |
87 | 6 April 1935 | Cambridge | 19:48 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 40 | 46 |
88 | 4 April 1936 | Cambridge | 21:06 | 05 lengths | 40 | 47 |
89 | 24 March 1937 | Oxford | 22:39 | 0.251⁄4 length | 41 | 47 |
90 | 2 April 1938 | Oxford | 20:03 | 02 lengths | 42 | 47 |
91 | 1 April 1939 1940–1945 no race | Cambridge | 19:03 | 04 lengths | 42 | 48 |
92 | 30 March 1946 | Oxford | 19:54 | 03 lengths | 43 | 48 |
93 | 29 March 1947 | Cambridge | 23:01 | 10 lengths | 43 | 49 |
94 | 27 March 1948 | Cambridge | 17:50 | 05 lengths | 43 | 50 |
95 | 26 March 1949 | Cambridge | 18:57 | 0.251⁄4 length | 43 | 51 |
96 | 1 April 1950 | Cambridge | 20:15 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 43 | 52 |
97 | 26 March 1951 | Cambridge | 20:05 | 12 lengths | 43 | 53 |
98 | 29 March 1952 | Oxford | 20:23 | 0.06By a canvas[a] | 44 | 53 |
99 | 28 March 1953 | Cambridge | 19:54 | 08 lengths | 44 | 54 |
100 | 3 April 1954 | Oxford | 20:23 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 45 | 54 |
101 | 26 March 1955 | Cambridge | 19:01 | 16 lengths | 45 | 55 |
102 | 24 March 1956 | Cambridge | 18:36 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 45 | 56 |
103 | 30 March 1957 | Cambridge | 19:01 | 02 lengths | 45 | 57 |
104 | 5 April 1958 | Cambridge | 18:15 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 45 | 58 |
105 | 28 March 1959 | Oxford | 18:52 | 06 lengths | 46 | 58 |
106 | 2 April 1960 | Oxford | 18:59 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 47 | 58 |
107 | 1 April 1961 | Cambridge | 19:22 | 04.254+1⁄4 lengths | 47 | 59 |
108 | 7 April 1962 | Cambridge | 19:46 | 05 lengths | 47 | 60 |
109 | 23 March 1963 | Oxford | 20:47 | 05 lengths | 48 | 60 |
110 | 28 March 1964 | Cambridge | 19:18 | 06.56+1⁄2 lengths | 48 | 61 |
111 | 3 April 1965 | Oxford | 18:07 | 04 lengths | 49 | 61 |
112 | 26 March 1966 | Oxford | 19:12 | 03.753+3⁄4 lengths | 50 | 61 |
113 | 25 March 1967 | Oxford | 18:52 | 03.253+1⁄4 lengths | 51 | 61 |
114 | 30 March 1968 | Cambridge | 18:22 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 51 | 62 |
115 | 5 April 1969 | Cambridge | 18:04 | 04 lengths | 51 | 63 |
116 | 28 March 1970 | Cambridge | 20:22 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 51 | 64 |
117 | 27 March 1971 | Cambridge | 17:58 | 10 lengths | 51 | 65 |
118 | 1 April 1972 | Cambridge | 18:36 | 09.59+1⁄2 lengths | 51 | 66 |
119 | 7 March 1973 | Cambridge | 19:21 | 13 lengths | 51 | 67 |
120 | 6 April 1974 | Oxford | 17:35 | 05.55+1⁄2 lengths | 52 | 67 |
121 | 29 March 1975 | Cambridge | 19:27 | 03.753+3⁄4 lengths | 52 | 68 |
122 | 20 March 1976 | Oxford | 16:58 | 06.56+1⁄2 lengths | 53 | 68 |
123 | 19 March 1977 | Oxford | 19:28 | 07 lengths | 54 | 68 |
124 | 25 March 1978 | Oxford | 18:58 | 95Cambridge sank | 55 | 68 |
125 | 17 March 1979 | Oxford | 20:33 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 56 | 68 |
126 | 5 April 1980 | Oxford | 19:02 | 0.04By a canvas[a] | 57 | 68 |
127 | 4 April 1981 | Oxford | 18:11 | 08 lengths | 58 | 68 |
128 | 27 March 1982 | Oxford | 18:21 | 03.253+1⁄4 lengths | 59 | 68 |
129 | 2 April 1983 | Oxford | 19:07 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 60 | 68 |
130 | 18 March 1984 | Oxford | 16:45 | 03.753+3⁄4 lengths | 61 | 68 |
131 | 6 April 1985 | Oxford | 17:11 | 04.754+3⁄4 lengths | 62 | 68 |
132 | 29 March 1986 | Cambridge | 17:58 | 07 lengths | 62 | 69 |
133 | 28 March 1987 | Oxford | 19:59 | 04 lengths | 63 | 69 |
134 | 2 April 1988 | Oxford | 17:35 | 05.55+1⁄2 lengths | 64 | 69 |
135 | 25 March 1989 | Oxford | 18:27 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 65 | 69 |
136 | 31 March 1990 | Oxford | 17:22 | 02.252+1⁄4 lengths | 66 | 69 |
137 | 30 March 1991 | Oxford | 16:59 | 04.254+1⁄4 lengths | 67 | 69 |
138 | 4 April 1992 | Oxford | 17:44 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 68 | 69 |
139 | 27 March 1993 | Cambridge | 17:00 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 68 | 70 |
140 | 26 March 1994 | Cambridge | 18:09 | 06.56+1⁄2 lengths | 68 | 71 |
141 | 1 April 1995 | Cambridge | 18:04 | 04 lengths | 68 | 72 |
142 | 6 April 1996 | Cambridge | 16:58 | 02.752+3⁄4 lengths | 68 | 73 |
143 | 29 March 1997 | Cambridge | 17:38 | 02 lengths | 68 | 74 |
144 | 28 March 1998 | Cambridge | 16:19 | 03 lengths | 68 | 75 |
145 | 3 April 1999 | Cambridge | 16:41 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 68 | 76 |
146 | 25 March 2000 | Oxford | 18:04 | 03 lengths | 69 | 76 |
147 | 24 March 2001 | Cambridge | 19:59 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 69 | 77 |
148 | 30 March 2002 | Oxford | 16:54 | 0.753⁄4 length | 70 | 77 |
149 | 6 April 2003 | Oxford | 18:06 | 0.011 foot (30 cm) | 71 | 77 |
150 | 28 March 2004 | Cambridge | 18:47 | 06 lengths | 71 | 78 |
151 | 27 March 2005 | Oxford | 16:42 | 02 lengths | 72 | 78 |
152 | 2 April 2006 | Oxford | 18:26 | 05 lengths | 73 | 78 |
153 | 7 April 2007 | Cambridge | 17:49 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 73 | 79 |
154 | 29 March 2008 | Oxford | 20:53 | 06 lengths | 74 | 79 |
155 | 29 March 2009 | Oxford | 17:00 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 75 | 79 |
156 | 3 April 2010 | Cambridge | 17:35 | 01.3331+1⁄3 lengths | 75 | 80 |
157 | 26 March 2011 | Oxford | 17:32 | 04 lengths | 76 | 80 |
158 | 7 April 2012 | Cambridge | 17:23[c] | 04.254+1⁄4 lengths | 76 | 81 |
159 | 31 March 2013 | Oxford | 17:28 | 01.3331+1⁄3 lengths | 77 | 81 |
160 | 6 April 2014 | Oxford | 18:36 | 11 lengths | 78 | 81 |
161 | 11 April 2015 | Oxford | 17:34 | 06.56+1⁄2 lengths | 79 | 81 |
162 | 27 March 2016 | Cambridge | 18:38 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 79 | 82 |
163 | 2 April 2017 | Oxford | 16:59 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 80 | 82 |
164 | 24 March 2018 | Cambridge | 17:51 | 03 lengths | 80 | 83 |
165 | 7 April 2019 2020 no race | Cambridge | 16:57 | 01 length | 80 | 84 |
166 | 4 April 2021 * | Cambridge | 14:12 | 01 length | 80 | 85 |
167 | 3 April 2022 | Oxford | 16:42 | 02.252+1⁄4 lengths | 81 | 85 |
168 | 26 March 2023 | Cambridge | 18:18 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 81 | 86 |
169 | 30 March 2024 | Cambridge | 18:56 | 01.253+1⁄2 lengths | 81 | 87 |
† – race was held on a 2+1⁄4-mile (3.6 km) stretch of the Thames between Hambleden Lock and Henley Bridge.
‡ – race was held on a 5+3⁄4-mile (9.3 km) stretch of the Thames between Westminster Bridge and Putney Bridge.
* – race was held on a 3-mile (5 km) stretch of the River Great Ouse.
a. ^ Cambridge (on the Surrey side) had initially gone into a clear lead, so that they were entitled to take Oxford's water on the Middlesex side. When the boats came up to Crabtree Tavern, Cambridge made for the Surrey side just as Oxford were about to overhaul them. Oxford refused to give way and the two boats collided. After a close fought race, Cambridge crossed the line first. Umpire Fellows called a foul citing the rule in the code of rowing laws governing collisions after one boat has taken the others' water: "if they come into contact by the leading boat's departing from the water so taken, the leading boat shall be deemed to have committed a foul".[14]
b. ^ In the first race, both boats sank, so it was restaged two days later.
c. ^ The race was interrupted and restarted. The crews collided and an Oxford oar broke in half and the crews continued. Finish judge Ben Kent counted the total time spent racing.[15]
Unofficial wartime races
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During the Second World War, four races were organised at various locations, although full Blues were not awarded to the participants. In 1940, a race was held at Henley along a 1+1⁄2-mile (2.4 km) course which Cambridge won. A race organised in 1941 fell through and in 1942 Oxford were unable to provide a crew. In 1943, a race took place at Sandford-on-Thames in front of a crowd estimated to be between 7,000 and 10,000, where Oxford's experience of the course helped them to a narrow win.[16] The following year, the contest was held at the Adelaide course in Ely, with Oxford winning, this time by three-quarters of a length. The final unofficial race was held, again, at Henley, along the Regatta course, which Cambridge won by two lengths. The overall record in the unofficial wartime races ended 2–2.[17]
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Time | Margin | Ref |
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1 | 2 March 1940 | Henley-on-Thames | Cambridge | 9:28 | 05 lengths | [18] |
2 | 13 February 1943 | Sandford-on-Thames | Oxford | 4:49 | 0.6672⁄3 length | [19] |
3 | 26 February 1944 | River Great Ouse, Ely | Oxford | 8:06 | 0.753⁄4 length | [20] |
4 | 24 February 1945 | Henley-on-Thames | Cambridge | 8:17 | 02 lengths | [21] |
Reserves race
The men's reserves race is contested between Oxford's Isis and Cambridge's Goldie. The first race was held in 1965 with Oxford's reserves taking the inaugural victory. Goldie have two eight-year winning streaks (from 1967 to 1974 and from 1990 to 1997), while Isis' best run is seven wins in a row from the 2011 to the 2017 race. As of the 2021 race, Goldie lead 32–24 overall.[6]
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No. | Date | Winner[6] | Time[6] | Margin[6] | Isis total | Goldie total |
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1 | 3 April 1965 | Isis | 18:45 | 07 lengths | 1 | 0 |
2 | 26 March 1966 | Isis | 19:22 | 07 lengths | 2 | 0 |
3 | 25 March 1967 | Goldie | 19:11 | 02 lengths | 2 | 1 |
4 | 30 March 1968 | Goldie | 18:44 | 05.55+1⁄2 lengths | 2 | 2 |
5 | 5 April 1969 | Goldie | 18:50 | 02 lengths | 2 | 3 |
6 | 28 March 1970 | Goldie | 19:58 | 14 lengths | 2 | 4 |
7 | 27 March 1971 | Goldie | 18:37 | 15 lengths | 2 | 5 |
8 | 1 April 1972 | Goldie | 19:19 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 2 | 6 |
9 | 7 March 1973 | Goldie | 19:13 | 05 lengths | 2 | 7 |
10 | 6 April 1974 | Goldie | 17:51 | 04 lengths | 2 | 8 |
11 | 29 March 1975 | Isis | 21:16 | 09.59+1⁄2 lengths | 3 | 8 |
12 | 20 March 1976 | Isis | 17:34 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 4 | 8 |
13 | 19 March 1977 | Goldie | 19:35 | 07 lengths | 4 | 9 |
14 | 25 March 1978 | Goldie | 19:37 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 4 | 10 |
15 | 17 March 1979 | Goldie | 22:50 | 12 lengths | 4 | 11 |
16 | 5 April 1980 | Isis | 19:03 | 05 lengths | 5 | 11 |
17 | 4 April 1981 | Isis | 19:01 | 04.54+1⁄2 lengths | 6 | 11 |
18 | 27 March 1982 | Isis | 18:43 | 01.51+1⁄2 lengths | 7 | 11 |
19 | 2 April 1983 | Isis | 19:27 | 06.56+1⁄2 lengths | 8 | 11 |
20 | 18 March 1984 | Goldie | 17:37 | 02.752+3⁄4 lengths | 8 | 12 |
21 | 6 April 1985 | Isis | 17:34 | 06 lengths | 9 | 12 |
22 | 29 March 1986 | Isis | 18:48 | 03.253+1⁄4 lengths | 10 | 12 |
23 | 28 March 1987 | Goldie | 20:30 | 01 length | 10 | 13 |
24 | 2 April 1988 | Goldie | 17:55 | 05.55+1⁄2 lengths | 10 | 14 |
25 | 25 March 1989 | Isis | 18:34 | 01.251+1⁄4 lengths | 11 | 14 |
26 | 31 March 1990 | Goldie | No time | Isis disqualified[a] | 11 | 15 |
27 | 30 March 1991 | Goldie | 17:38 | 04 lengths | 11 | 16 |
28 | 4 April 1992 | Goldie | 17:44 | 03.253+1⁄4 lengths | 11 | 17 |
29 | 27 March 1993 | Goldie | 17:05 | 09 lengths | 11 | 18 |
30 | 26 March 1994 | Goldie | 18:27 | 13 lengths | 11 | 19 |
31 | 1 April 1995 | Goldie | 18:29 | 14 lengths | 11 | 20 |
32 | 6 April 1996 | Goldie | 17:02 | 11 lengths | 11 | 21 |
33 | 29 March 1997 | Goldie | 17:32 | 06.56+1⁄2 lengths | 11 | 22 |
34 | 28 March 1998 | Isis | 17:02 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 12 | 22 |
35 | 3 April 1999 | Goldie | 16:58 | 01.51+1⁄2 lengths | 12 | 23 |
36 | 25 March 2000 | Isis | 17:37 | 05 lengths | 13 | 23 |
37 | 24 March 2001 | Goldie | 19:36 | 06 lengths | 13 | 24 |
38 | 30 March 2002 | Isis | 17:27 | 02.252+1⁄4 lengths | 14 | 24 |
39 | 6 April 2003 | Goldie | 18:05 | 03.53+1⁄2 lengths | 14 | 25 |
40 | 28 March 2004 | Isis | 18:42 | 01.51+1⁄2 lengths | 15 | 25 |
41 | 27 March 2005 | Goldie | 16:48 | 05 lengths | 15 | 26 |
42 | 2 April 2006 | Goldie | 19:10 | 04.254+1⁄4 lengths | 15 | 27 |
43 | 7 April 2007 | Goldie | 17:48 | 04 lengths | 15 | 28 |
44 | 29 March 2008 | Isis | 20:43 | 03.253+1⁄4 lengths | 16 | 28 |
45 | 29 March 2009 | Isis | 17:24 | 04 lengths | 17 | 28 |
46 | 3 April 2010 | Goldie | 18:03 | 02 lengths | 17 | 29 |
47 | 26 March 2011 | Isis | 17:38 | 06 lengths | 18 | 29 |
48 | 7 April 2012 | Isis | 16:41 | 05 lengths | 19 | 29 |
49 | 31 March 2013 | Isis | 17:51 | 00.33331⁄3 length | 20 | 29 |
50 | 6 April 2014 | Isis | 18:39 | 13 lengths | 21 | 29 |
51 | 11 April 2015 | Isis | 18:11 | 03 lengths | 22 | 29 |
52 | 27 March 2016 | Isis | 18:55 | 02 lengths | 23 | 29 |
53 | 2 April 2017 | Isis | 17:17 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 24 | 29 |
54 | 24 March 2018 | Goldie | 18:12 | 02.52+1⁄2 lengths | 24 | 30 |
55 | 7 April 2019 | Goldie | 17:17 | 011 length | 24 | 31 |
56 | 29 March 2020 | Race cancelled | 24 | 31 | ||
57 | 25 April 2021 | Goldie | 06 lengths | 24 | 32 | |
58 | 3 April 2022 | Isis | 17:04 | 03 1/2 lengths | 25 | 32 |
59 | 26 March 2023 | Goldie | 18:23 | 01 length | 25 | 33 |
60 | 26 March 2024 | Goldie | TBC | 04 lengths | 25 | 34 |
a. ^ When the crews were approaching Barnes Bridge, Isis were leading by about 3⁄4 length. Umpire John Garrett had warned Isis for being out of their water, when a further blade clash resulted in the Goldie no. 2 breaking his swivel. Garrett then disqualified Isis.[22]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c The front end of a racing boat was at one time covered with canvas. To win "by a canvas" is to win by the length between the tip of the bow and the first oarsman.[13]
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer. 6 April 2003. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ MacMichael, p. 34.
- ^ Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "TV and radio". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Boat Race – Early races". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Start of the annual race". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Classic moments – that sinking feeling". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Quarrell, Rachel (7 April 2003). "Rowing: Oxford's epic victory closer than 'dead heat'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Bull, Andy (8 April 2012). "Protester halts Boat Race by swimming into path of the Oxford crew". The Observer. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "by a canvas". TheFreeDictionary.com.
- ^ "University Boat Race". The Times. 17 December 1849. p. 3. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ "The Boat Race statistics". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Burnell, p. 16.
- ^ Burnell, p. 17.
- ^ "Rowing – The Boat Race". The Times. 4 March 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ "A University Boat Race". The Times. 15 February 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ "The Boat Race – Oxford's victory". The Times. 28 February 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ "The Boat Race – Cambridge win". The Times. 26 February 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ Rosewell, Mike (2 April 1990). "Light Blue Light at the end of the tunnel". The Times. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015. (subscription required)
Bibliography
- Burnell, Richard (1979). One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Precision Press. ISBN 978-0-9500638-7-4.
- Dodd, Christopher (1983). The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race. Stanley Paul. ISBN 978-0-09-151340-5.
- MacMichael, William Fisher (1870). The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races: From A.D. 1829 to 1869. Deighton. p. 33. OCLC 8657736.
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