boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames cambridge crew contained olympic silver summer olympics crew rowed race umpired olympic rower cambridge won half lengths time minutes seconds taking overall record event favour background boat race rowing competition university_of_oxford referred dark blues university_of_cambridge referred light blues held race takes place mile championship course river thames southwest london rivalry major point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast worldwide cambridge went race reigning champions having won race quarter length cambridge leading overall victories oxford excluding dead heat cambridge coached rowed light blues races coach non rowing boat club president race rowed times rowed race oxford coaches rowed cambridge times coached light blues race dark blue race hugh edwards rowed oxford rowed cambridge race race umpired second time british rowed cambridge races light blues initially considered hot favourites described rowing correspondent brilliant promise oxford collection competent crew observer suggested race crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford saw rowers return boat experience event including number rowing consecutive boat_race cambridge crew contained rowers taken boat race previously including making appearance race participants race registered non british crew oxford came australia cambridge south african cambridge crew contained rowers won silver medals summer olympics lloyd crew came second men london president forced drop race illness oxford rowers educated cambridge rowers studying rowed race oxford won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge started race dark blues making slightly faster start minute canvas length ahead opponents having outside bend extended lead quarter length time crews passed mile_post cambridge leading quarter length extended half length cambridge stroke increased crew rate opposite number responded prevent light blues going clear conditions rough crews slowed stroke rate cambridge passing hammersmith_bridge half length ahead passed pub oxford slowly began gain rating marginally higher pushed prevent light blues extending lead nearly length time crews passed despite oxford cambridge better stride saw pass barnes bridge half lengths ahead cambridge passed finishing post leading half lengths time minutes seconds fourth consecutive win slowest time race victory took overall record event favour rowing correspondent times noted cambridge rowed far better recently oxford surpassed reasonably expected manchester guardian rowing correspondent declared cambridge crew generally acknowledged best seen oxford short piracy win race writing observer noted cambridge practice shown promising form power unity oxford great running
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