boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race umpired oxford rower cambridge won lengths largest margin victory time minutes seconds victory took overall record oxford 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 lengths oxford leading overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coached rowed dark blues races rowed dark blue inclusive rowed times time blue cambridge coaches rowed races time blue rowed race second year umpire rowed oxford races rowed oxford race finishing judge time crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge crew contained participants boat_race experience stroke oxford saw participants return including number cox making consecutive appearance event participant registered non british oxford number australia according author oxford rower cambridge crew good trial average relocating build race cambridge crew reorganised improved final modifications stated obvious going fast crew conversely oxford suffered experienced material developed incapable rowing racing stroke race oxford won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river cambridge started race reasonable conditions poor tide cambridge took lead start half length ahead time passed yards course dropping stroke rate strokes minute light blues held faster rating oxford mile_post cambridge pushed away quickly according long race procession light blues reduced efforts cambridge won lengths time minutes seconds slowest winning time race fifth consecutive victory ninth win races took overall record oxford favour largest winning margin boats completed course race
The Boat Race 1928