 Cambridge's crew was marginally heavier than Oxford's, the latter included an Olympic silver medallist.Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the previous year's race.In this year's race, umpired by former rower Frederick I. Pitman, Oxford won by three-quarters of a length (the narrowest margin of victory since 1913) in a time of 20 minutes 54 seconds, securing their first win in five years.