boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames umpired rower cambridge won quarter lengths time minutes seconds fastest winning time history boat race time event record eleventh consecutive victory took overall record event cambridge favour 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 cambridge went race reigning champions having won race quarter lengths led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat cambridge coached rowed cambridge times rowed light blues races time oxford coaches rowed times rowed light blues races rowed race race umpired cambridge rower represented light blues races crews rowed boats built oxford performed training according rowing correspondent times definitely better crew cambridge crew lost members illness including president forced boat cambridge difficulty finding suitable stroke race eventually opting place seat times correspondent noted makeshift stroke time race cambridge markedly favourite win oxford rower writing win comparative ease crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents time jointly crews heaviest history event bradley heaviest strokes record cambridge crew returned participate race including rowing consecutive event oxford boat contained blues including making appearance years dark blues participants race registered non british oxford number new_zealand cambridge crew contained australians race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford started race sunny conditions crews making excellent start oxford went quicker rating light blues strokes minute taking canvas length lead crews level cambridge took small lead time passed dark blues began look tired bradley took opportunity push away passed mile_post length advantage oxford crab tree pub responded cambridge held half length lead clear light blues passed hammersmith_bridge lengths ahead pub taking away oxford mistake cambridge cox took cambridge slower water lost crew couple lengths oxford error entering dark blues half lengths showed signs cambridge head wind water better passed lengths ahead despite push oxford failed reduce gap light blues passed barnes bridge second lead cambridge passed finishing post leading quarter lengths time minutes seconds light blues eleventh consecutive victory quickest winning time history race beating existing record set oxford race seconds dark blues beat existing record passed finishing post minutes seconds victory took overall record event cambridge favour
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