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:

1829 - Putney to Henley
1839 to 1842 - Westminster to Putney
1846, 1856, 1862, 1863 - Mortlake to Putney

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, although legend has it that the judge, "Honest John" Phelps, was asleep under a bush as the crews came by leading him to announce the result as a "dead heat to Oxford by four feet"! 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.

Traditionly the event has been shown by the BBC but organisers moved the event to ITV.

Results

Date	Winner	Time
June 10, 1829	Oxford	14.03
June 17, 1836	Cambridge	36.00
April 3, 1839	Cambridge	31.00
April 15, 1840	Cambridge	29.03
April 14, 1841	Cambridge	32.03
June 11, 1842	Oxford	30.01
March 15, 1845	Cambridge	23.03
April 3, 1846	Cambridge	21.05
April 29, 1849	Cambridge	22.00
December 15, 1849	Oxford	foul
April 3, 1852	Oxford	21.36
April 8, 1854	Oxford	25.29
March 15, 1856	Cambridge	25.45
April 4, 1857	Oxford	22.05
March 27, 1858	Cambridge	21.23
April 15, 1859	Oxford	24.04
March 31, 1860	Cambridge	26.05
March 23, 1861	Oxford	23.03
April 12, 1862	Oxford	24.04
March 28, 1863	Oxford	23.06
March 19, 1864	Oxford	21.04
April 8, 1865	Oxford	21.24
March 24, 1866	Oxford	25.35
April 13, 1867	Oxford	22.39
April 4, 1868	Oxford	20.56
March 17, 1869	Oxford	20.04
April 6, 1870	Cambridge	22.04
April 1, 1871	Cambridge	23.01
March 23, 1872	Cambridge	21.15
March 29, 1873	Cambridge	19.35
March 28, 1874	Cambridge	22.35
March 20, 1875	Oxford	22.02
April 8, 1876	Cambridge	20.02
March 24, 1877	Dead Heat	24.08
April 13, 1878	Oxford	22.15
April 5, 1879	Cambridge	21.18
March 22, 1880	Oxford	21.23
April 8, 1881	Oxford	21.51
April 1, 1882	Oxford	20.12
March 15, 1883	Oxford	21.18
April 7, 1884	Cambridge	21.39
March 28, 1885	Oxford	21.36
April 3, 1886	Cambridge	22.03
March 26, 1887	Cambridge	20.52
March 24, 1888	Cambridge	20.48
March 30, 1889	Cambridge	20.14
March 26, 1890	Oxford	22.03
March 21, 1891	Oxford	21.48
April 9, 1892	Oxford	19.01
March 22, 1893	Oxford	18.45
March 17, 1894	Oxford	21.39
March 30, 1895	Oxford	20.05
March 28, 1896	Oxford	20.01
April 3, 1897	Oxford	19.12
March 26, 1898	Oxford	22.15
March 25, 1899	Cambridge	21.04
March 31, 1900	Cambridge	18.45
March 30, 1901	Oxford	22.31
March 22, 1902	Cambridge	19.09
April 1, 1903	Cambridge	19.33
March 26, 1904	Cambridge	21.37
April 1, 1905	Oxford	20.35
April 7, 1906	Cambridge	19.25
March 16, 1907	Cambridge	20.26
April 4, 1908	Cambridge	19.02
April 3, 1909	Oxford	19.05
March 23, 1910	Oxford	20.14
April 1, 1911	Oxford	18.29
April 1, 1912	Oxford	22.05
March 13, 1913	Oxford	20.53
March 28, 1914	Cambridge	20.23
March 28, 1920	Cambridge	21.11
March 30, 1921	Cambridge	19.45
April 1, 1922	Cambridge	19.27
March 24, 1923	Oxford	20.54
April 5, 1924	Cambridge	18.41
March 28, 1925	Cambridge	21.05
March 27, 1926	Cambridge	19.29
April 2, 1927	Cambridge	20.14
March 31, 1928	Cambridge	20.25
March 23, 1929	Cambridge	19.24
April 12, 1930	Cambridge	19.09
March 21, 1931	Cambridge	19.26
March 19, 1932	Cambridge	19.11
April 1, 1933	Cambridge	20.57
March 17, 1934	Cambridge	18.03
April 6, 1935	Cambridge	19.48
April 4, 1936	Cambridge	21.06
March 24, 1937	Oxford	22.39
April 2, 1938	Oxford	20.03
April 1, 1939	Cambridge	19.03
March 30, 1946	Oxford	19.54
March 29, 1947	Cambridge	23.01
March 27, 1948	Cambridge	17.05
March 26, 1949	Cambridge	18.57
April 1, 1950	Cambridge	20.15
March 26, 1951	Cambridge	20.05
March 29, 1952	Oxford	20.23
March 28, 1953	Cambridge	19.54
April 3, 1954	Oxford	20.23
March 26, 1955	Cambridge	19.01
March 24, 1956	Cambridge	18.36
March 30, 1957	Cambridge	19.01
April 5, 1958	Cambridge	18.15
March 28, 1959	Oxford	18.52
April 2, 1960	Oxford	18.59
April 1, 1961	Cambridge	19.22
April 7, 1962	Cambridge	19.46
March 23, 1963	Oxford	20.47
March 28, 1964	Cambridge	19.18
April 3, 1965	Oxford	18.07
March 26, 1966	Oxford	19.12
March 25, 1967	Oxford	18.52
March 30, 1968	Cambridge	18.22
April 5, 1969	Cambridge	18.04
March 28, 1970	Cambridge	20.22
March 27, 1971	Cambridge	17.58
April 1, 1972	Cambridge	18.36
March 7, 1973	Cambridge	19.21
April 6, 1974	Oxford	17.35
March 29, 1975	Cambridge	19.27
March 20, 1976	Oxford	16.58
March 19, 1977	Oxford	19.28
March 25, 1978	Oxford	18.58
March 17, 1979	Oxford	20.33
April 5, 1980	Oxford	19.02
April 4, 1981	Oxford	18.11
March 27, 1982	Oxford	18.21
April 2, 1983	Oxford	19.07
March 18, 1984	Oxford	16.45
April 6, 1985	Oxford	17.11
March 29, 1986	Cambridge	17.58
March 28, 1987	Oxford	19.59
April 2, 1988	Oxford	17.35
March 25, 1989	Oxford	18.27
March 31, 1990	Oxford	17.22
March 30, 1991	Oxford	16.59
April 4, 1992	Oxford	17.44
March 27, 1993	Cambridge	17.00
March 26, 1994	Cambridge	18.09
April 1, 1995	Cambridge	18.04
April 6, 1996	Cambridge	16.58
March 29, 1997	Cambridge	17.38
March 28, 1998	Cambridge	16.19
April 3, 1999	Cambridge	16.41
March 25, 2000	Oxford	18.04
March 24, 2001	Cambridge	17.44
March 30, 2002	Oxford	16.54
April 6, 2003	Oxford	18.06
March 28, 2004

External link

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Official Website