boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames cambridge heavier crew went race reigning champions having won previous year race total participants year race previous won silver medal summer olympics year race umpired rower cambridge won length time minutes seconds cambridge consecutive win fastest winning time margin victory result took overall record oxford favour 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 worldwide cambridge went race reigning champions having won race lengths oxford led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coached rowed dark blues races rowed university races blue rowed times cambridge coaches rowed light blues races rowed races rowed thirteenth year umpire old rowed cambridge races crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford crew contained participants cambridge saw crew return participants silver men summer olympics oxford cambridge rowers registered non british oxford american cambridge campbell hailed australia race oxford won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge started race moderate tide good conditions cambridge quicker start oxford holding half length lead time crews reached gaining light blues quarter length clear dark blues mile_post point cambridge boat attempted cross surrey river oxford responded level time crews passed hammersmith_bridge course river favoured oxford pulled away according author rower struggle held half length lead oxford forced allow light blue space cambridge stroke took advantage push dark blues line bend river favouring cambridge proceedings pushed win length time minutes seconds consecutive victory fastest winning time race winning margin race took overall record event oxford favour
The Boat Race 1921