boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford won quarter lengths securing seventh consecutive victory number won record fifth boat race rower oxford clay brothers twins win event reserve race oxford isis beat cambridge quarter lengths cambridge victorious 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 major point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast worldwide oxford went race reigning champions having beaten cambridge lengths previous year race cambridge held overall lead victories oxford 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 pre race preparations cambridge crew struck floating railway sleeper near damaging boat needed repair race oxford crew suffered illness days leading race particular president moved stroke bow reduce chances possible fever crews oxford crew weighed average rower pounds man advantage cambridge oxford saw blues return including female cox cambridge crew contained single blue boat club president despite retiring rowing junior fellow hugh persuaded crew oxford boat club president rowing fifth consecutive boat_race alongside supervised classics oxford crew contained clay twins robert hugh race river conditions calm times described course smooth flat queen highway umpire race oxford heavily favoured won toss elected start surrey station good start light blues saw length ahead passing mile_post second ahead oxford oxford fought way contention cox brown forcing counterpart steer centre river crews shot hammersmith_bridge second apart oxford quickly gaining length lead clear water advantage cambridge seconds second barnes bridge oxford passed finishing post seconds quarter lengths ahead cambridge time minutes seconds record seventh consecutive victory reserve race isis beat quarter lengths seconds time minutes seconds record consecutive victory 37th running cambridge win years reaction rower win consecutive boat races won cox 1860s admitted beginning right expected burn exhausting hard rest way defeated cambridge cox said wait year stroke stated crew left year good base twins win boat race
The Boat Race 1982