boat race boat race took place april following clash broke cambridge crew oxford won race lengths largest margin victory reserve race oxford isis beat cambridge oxford won background boat race annual rowing competition university_of_oxford university_of_cambridge held competition mile race championship course river thames southwest london rivalry major point honour universities followed united_kingdom worldwide oxford went race reigning champions having beaten cambridge half lengths previous year race cambridge held overall lead victories oxford women boat race took place annual fixture 1960s contest conducted race held river_thames day men main reserve races reserve race contested oxford isis boat cambridge boat held usually takes place prior main boat race crews cambridge crew known light blues kilogram person advantage oxford dark blues pre race favourites cambridge crew years old average oxford averaged years oxford crew featured british rowers canadians new american member dual canadian american citizenship cambridge crew consisted british rowers americans australian german oxford rowers competed olympics race description race time conditions mild overcast sky crowd people attendance sponsored officially titled boat race oxford won coin toss elected start southern bank thames minutes race lead changed hands times oxford cambridge drifted centre river warned umpire oxford turned away cambridge time boats clash caused rowing error cambridge seat nearly thrown overboard recover strokes later oxford took advantage rowing significant lead thirds course steadily increased gap cambridge unable respond end oxford won lengths largest margin victory oxford finished time minutes seconds seconds faster cambridge fifth victory seven years tenth stroke member victorious oxford crew time competed olympics instead cambridge lead overall series finish oxford crew threw cox water celebration race cambridge appealed result umpire ruled bump occurred neutral water crew oxford called minor smallest clashes said clash broke hard rowing added race reserve race oxford isis beat cambridge earlier oxford won women race reaction connor said confident oxford won clash president remarked help feel seat cambridge tough president called frustrating way lose wish bbc commentator remarked great british rowing won race time estimated million people worldwide watched event television
The Boat Race 2014