boat race boat race crews university_of_oxford university_of_cambridge took place march held annually event rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames cambridge crew featured rower czech_republic compete event umpired olympic oxford rower oxford won margin half lengths time minutes seconds reserve race oxford isis defeated cambridge oxford 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 major point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast worldwide cambridge went race reigning champions having won disrupted race quarter lengths led overall victories oxford dead heat race sponsored second consecutive year following disruption caused previous year race provided support security arrangements surrounding race race director urged repeat disruption saying anybody thinking dangerous practised emergency stops worked manner potential restart modified allow race commence soon contact assist making peaceful protest wish declined offer attend race capacity oxford announced named boat honour cox died months earlier brain cancer olympic silver beijing oxford races 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 weighed average pounds rower cambridge second consecutive year cambridge crew featured british rower cambridge coached time declared best crew time cambridge oxford coaching university eighteenth time satisfied crew czech rower history boat race summer olympics featured cambridge won bronze great_britain pair oxford won bronze great_britain men crew mate won silver canada event race oxford won toss elected start surrey station weather conditions adverse wind snow prior race race commenced despite good start cambridge oxford quickly moved hold half length lead blades nearly overlapping issued warnings avoid clash approaching hammersmith_bridge oxford lead extended nearly length cambridge kept touch despite push oxford oxford lengths clear according fastest world right oxford passed finishing post half lengths clear time minutes seconds reserve race oxford isis defeated cambridge length smallest margin victory recorded reserves race oxford won women boat race quarter lengths reaction olympic gold presented oxford trophy winning cox said fun tough expected plan stuck counterpart remarked asked lot guys gave time unfortunately wasn bbc apologised broadcasting repeated swearing microphone oxford boat picked bad language half race subsequently broadcast live bbc channel swearing broadcast emerged thames customary victorious cox
The Boat Race 2013