boat race boat race took place march oxford won race lengths time minutes seconds race umpired time boat race winner featured seven olympic rowers time event broadcast united_kingdom itv reserve race beat isis cambridge won women race 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 cambridge went race reigning champions having won race lengths led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat race sponsored time year event televised united_kingdom itv following million pound year deal 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 oxford crew referred dark blues heaviest boat_race history pounds crew member cambridge crew referred light blues crews average age oxford crew featured americans canadian cambridge crew consisted germans american australian seven rowers represented countries olympic games cambridge crew rowed germany sydney games athens german american rowed athens oxford included canadian competed athens according bbc oxford coach rated crews good olympic final race description cambridge won coin toss elected start northern bank middlesex thames race time conditions cloudy cool rain falling midway race umpire time successful cambridge poor start allowing oxford early lead warnings umpire forced oxford cox steer racing line relinquish advantage approached hammersmith_bridge oxford rated cambridge held half length lead taking clear water advantage reaching barnes bridge oxford passed finishing post lengths ahead time minutes seconds victory previous years brought overall result cambridge favour finish following tradition oxford crew threw cox water celebration reserve race cambridge beat oxford isis earlier cambridge won 60th women boat race lengths reaction oxford number williams lost gold athens olympics inches said knew going hurt lose half glad didn lose departing cambridge coach said crew fought like tigers proud cambridge stroke admitted bad start established rhythm maybe weren cool situation
The Boat Race 2005