boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford reigning champions having won previous year race race umpired oxford won half lengths time minutes seconds taking overall lead competition 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 oxford went race reigning champions having won race half lengths led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coaches rowed university races president race time blue rowed oxford times cambridge coached rowed races rowed rowed race seventh year umpire old rowed cambridge races according author oxford rower dark blues promising new material crew impressed stylish included oxford number seven cambridge coaches worked introduce traditional style rowing like oxford material good lost late build race considered pretty lively crew look result unfavourable tides race scheduled held wednesday holy week according caused considerable controversy crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge boat contained rowers including making consecutive appearance event having won bronze medal men summer olympics oxford saw crew members return including participants race registered overseas blues oxford bow cambridge number australian cox south_africa race cambridge won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river oxford bright sunshine light breeze umpire started race cambridge better start led oxford light blues caught crab allowing dark blues lead slower stroke rate oxford quarter length ahead lead short lived cambridge lead mile_post unable gains light blues began lose ground unfavourable bend river oxford gaining length strokes pub saw oxford length clear gradually extended rest course win half lengths time minutes seconds slowest winning time race second consecutive victory took overall record event favour
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