boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race umpired oxford rower despite oxford favourites heaviest crew history event cambridge won lengths time minutes second victory took overall record favour background boat race rowing competition university_of_oxford referred dark blues university_of_cambridge referred light blues held race takes 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 quarter lengths led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat cambridge coaches rowed light blues races rowed cambridge represented cambridge races oxford coached dark blue rowed race race umpired rowed oxford races according rowing correspondent times past years boat_race forecasts year cambridge supporters outside chance light blue victory described oxford crew exceptionally strong efficient lacks polish cambridge demonstrated rowed way look like hard work build race oxford time second course row seconds quicker rowed cambridge previous day crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents making heaviest crew record cambridge crew featured single rower boat_race experience number boat club president rowed previous year race oxford saw rowers return previously participated event members crew registered non british oxford australian cox said pakistan cambridge crew included americans cox race oxford won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river cambridge crews rowed strokes minute light blues holding canvas length lead oxford dropped stroke rate strokes minute cambridge continued pace rating strokes minute attempt extend early lead oxford longer stroke saw pass cambridge pass mile_post length ahead crab tree pub cambridge pushed dark blues maintained rhythm rowing correspondent times suggesting oxford tactical error dark blues lead half length time crews passed edged ahead rating oxford light blues gradually pulled away length half ahead response oxford cambridge extended advantage lengths lead held finishing post time minutes second secured consecutive victory ninth win years taking overall record race favour post race dinner held mall oxford boat club president defended crew style style right match counterpart suggested race held days prior oxford won
The Boat Race 1957