boat race boat race took place april held annually event rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race won cambridge eighteen competitors race british non british rowers oxford crew featured american olympic finalists twins time race title sponsor known boat race having sponsored oxford won lengths cambridge beat oxford isis reserve race 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 won race half lengths cambridge led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat race sponsored sixth consecutive year time year history boat race title given sponsorship referred boat race prior race president dutch international rower claimed year exceptional crew power wise don year starting match times year pleased cambridge counterpart american responded faster umpire suggested problems instructions impressed responded umpire calls 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 cambridge crew weighed average pound rower oxford dark blues coached 13th time light blues saw act chief coach second time cambridge crew featured americans canadians oxford consisted americans rowers ireland netherlands canada dual germany oxford crew included twins cameron tyler rowed olympic games united_states men pair cambridge canadian international rower won gold men world rowing cup race oxford pre race favourites won toss start race surrey station took early lead nearly half length cambridge time crews passed boats closed umpire harris forced issue number warnings crews came close light blues pulled contention took lead oxford attempted find quicker racing line touch cambridge away passing finishing post lengths ahead time minutes seconds oxford won women boat race lengths consecutive victory oxford isis beat cambridge reserve race lengths win years reaction cambridge cox way thinking win win win race umpire declared fantastic race olympic remarked credit oxford way bend going winner took cambridge little believed going happen
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