boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford swivel time history race cambridge won lengths time minutes seconds victory 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 oxford went race reigning champions having won race length led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coaches rowed oxford races rowed oxford races president race time blue cambridge coached time blue umpire race thirteenth year row won event consecutive times rowing oxford races time charge race replaced following year hard frost cambridge practice crew relocated invitation sir thames parts river clear ice oxford disregarded latest boat favour previous year vessel inclusion recently patented swivel according oxford rower author rowed bow dark blues race altogether success stated cambridge row faster stroke dark blues crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge crew contained rowers including rowed race seven members cambridge crew oxford saw blues return including cox steering fourth consecutive race dark blues featured pair brothers race non british participants united_states having attended pennsylvania studying harvard_university race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford time race umpire started proceedings cambridge led stroke minutes clear oxford rating marginally duration race pulled away stroke cambridge passed finishing post length lead time minutes seconds light blues win years victory took overall record event oxford favour
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