boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames cambridge went race reigning champions having won previous year race significantly heavier crew oxford crew cambridge crew previous year race umpired rower cambridge won half lengths time minutes seconds cambridge fourth consecutive victory largest winning margin fastest winning time background boat race rowing competition university_of_oxford referred dark blues university_of_cambridge referred light blues race held taken 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 length oxford led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coaches rowed oxford races rowed races prior world war rowed times cambridge coached participated rowed races fourteenth year umpire old rowed cambridge races crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford crew previous including cox making appearance event cambridge crew included individuals previously represented university including rowing light blues consecutive year participants silver men summer olympics oxford participants race registered british race cambridge won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river cambridge light wind good tide umpire commenced race resulted false start cambridge released soon restart cambridge clear mile_post lengths ahead oxford time crews passed hammersmith_bridge according oxford bow cambridge rowing passed finishing post half lengths ahead time minutes seconds fourth consecutive victory largest winning margin race fastest winning time race win took overall record event oxford favour
The Boat Race 1922