boat race boat race took place march oxford won race lengths breaking seven year spell cambridge dominance result shock triumph race featured joint tallest competitor youngest winner modern race reserve race isis beat lengths oxford women race emerging victory men women races year background boat race annual competition universities oxford cambridge held competition mile race river_thames southwest london rivalry major point honour universities followed united_kingdom worldwide cambridge went race reigning champions having won race half lengths cambridge won seven races led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat oxford feet race sponsored 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 heavier average weight stone pounds crew member making pounds heavier man considered race cambridge crew referred light blues taller crew joint tallest competitor feet inches oxford crew average age cambridge crew averaged oxford crew featured americans norwegian whilst cambridge crew consisted american south african crews race follows race description cambridge won coin toss chose start southern surrey river thames based opinion taking lead early race advantage theory failed oxford stayed cambridge cambridge large push gave slender lead minutes oxford leading mile post passing minutes seconds cambridge second race close lead switched forth teams cambridge pressed lead quarter length ahead favourable bend level oxford pushed ahead gaining second lead finish oxford finished time minutes seconds cambridge finished seconds oxford victory seven years brought overall result cambridge favour victory gave oxford number honour youngest modern winner years months days reserve race oxford isis beat cambridge lengths earlier oxford won 55th women race quarter lengths time minutes seconds victory years oxford won women lightweight cambridge won women reserves men lightweight men lightweight reserves reaction president number said crew kept going won incredible race shock triumph
The Boat Race 2000