boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race umpired oxford rower cambridge won lengths time minutes seconds seventh consecutive victory took overall record favour time years held lead event 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 lengths overall record tied victories excluding dead heat cambridge coached rowed race time blue oxford coaches rowed times dark blue inclusive rowed oxford races fourth consecutive year umpire rowed oxford races rowed oxford race finishing judge consecutive year according rowing correspondent times cambridge trial certainly comparable past years conversely oxford better years past performed practice rows build race broke record mile_post seconds cambridge considered slightly faster oxford coming crews rowed boats built brothers crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford saw rowers return cambridge boat contained participants including olympic gold making consecutive appearance participant race registered non british cambridge american cox race oxford won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge unpleasant umpire started race light blues start marginally rated oxford held length lead minute extended lead thirds length bend river favoured cambridge lead mile_post dark blues led length canvas oxford stroke responded push cambridge nearly length ahead crews passed light blues saw lead reduced length time crews passed hammersmith_bridge record time reducing stroke rate cope rough water oxford increased lead quarters length half length lead light blues better conditions duke closed gap crews raced stroke stroke light blues taking lead crews passed barnes bridge cambridge holding length advantage rated opponents kept rowing end cambridge won lengths time minutes seconds seventh consecutive victory eleventh previous years fastest winning time race fifth fastest time history event rowing correspondent times suggested year exceptional years vast crowds rewarded years waiting cambridge men oxford fine courage skill losing crew course race spectator boat resulting people taken hospital
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