boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames rower croatia participate event cambridge won lengths 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 major point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast worldwide cambridge went race reigning champions having won race half lengths cambridge leading overall victories oxford excluding dead heat race sponsored ninth consecutive year 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 oxford saw coach return director coaching following departure race rowed dark blues race coached oxford consecutive victories noted know started man previous blues race big hearts lungs cambridge boat club president upbeat tails boat going fast cambridge coached reserved assessment noting crew needed comfortable situation rowing crews official weigh took place days race oxford crew weighed average pounds opponents cambridge saw return blues oxford crew featured oxford crew contained native british rowers cambridge cambridge crew featured rower croatia boat race oxford cox year old ninth female cox history contest result stature standing tall seat raised afford visibility required steer race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station stiff oxford took early lead cambridge rhythm improved closed gap took lead aggressive steering oxford resulted warnings umpire cambridge held lead thirds length second ahead mile_post length ahead push bridge increased lead length half allowed cambridge clear water advantage rating considerably lower oxford cambridge held lead passed finishing post lengths ahead time minutes seconds reserve race cambridge won fourteen lengths isis largest margin victory race cambridge eighth victory years cambridge won 50th women boat race lengths time minutes seconds sixth victory seven years reaction cambridge croatian international said matching minutes delaying effort plan president confirmed knew minutes waited crack reflected great seven minutes cambridge roll taken years build continued expect system bear fruit year race watched seven million viewers united_kingdom fifth viewed sports event year
The Boat Race 1995