boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford cox oldest competitor boat_race history age years days oxford won quarter lengths closest margin victory years race featured german competitor history event umpired cambridge rower writing times described race greatest races reserve race cambridge defeated oxford isis cambridge won 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 contested point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast international television networks oxford went race reigning champions having won race quarter lengths cambridge leading overall victories oxford excluding dead heat 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 president said previous year race burned day badly burned worse defeats thought win oxford rowed stroke took destroyed belief crew mate focused approach year race year heads job know don cross line day care sponsored event prior year race announced million deal continue close involvement years crews aged years months cambridge cox oldest competitor history boat race oxford crew featured returning blues isis crew members cambridge saw old blues participate oxford boat australian american yugoslav cambridge represented seven american german participate event oxford crew coached assisted olympic coach cambridge guided oxford successful coach provided advice oxford cambridge respectively race race commenced oxford won toss elected start middlesex station boats raced half miles race fourteen minutes crew held lead half length umpire forced issue warnings steering close dark blues held slight early advantage cambridge pulled ahead bridge oxford edged ahead barnes bridge passed finishing post time minutes seconds quarter lengths ahead cambridge closest finish years oxford yugoslav rower lifted boat end race trophy presented winning boat club president reserve race cambridge won quarter lengths isis fifth victory years cambridge won 47th women boat race length time minutes seconds victory years reaction writing times complimented race participants individuals involved produced greatest races oxford coach writing observer described oxford win noted crews locked combat fully half miles writing guardian suggested promise delivered rare race oxford number great_britain international noted impact felt strength built months methods continued cambridge slower start expected nice referring cambridge lead bridge number seven said feeling good closed door killed bend cambridge cox conceded counterpart steered oxford coach stated wonderful crews good disciplined like university students cambridge coach wilson lamented failed grew confidence
The Boat Race 1992