boat race 57th boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames cambridge won lengths record time minutes seconds taking overall record event 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 worldwide cambridge went race reigning champions having won race quarter lengths oxford led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat leading race oxford suffered variety ordered doctor row injured president contracted scarlet fever cambridge coached rowed light blues times time blue cambridge oxford coaches president previous year time blue times umpire race eleventh year row won event consecutive times rowing oxford races crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford crew contained members boat_race experience cox cambridge saw crew return including rowing race light blues students oxford stroke native south_australia non british participant registered race author oxford rower suggested year cambridge crew oxford crew rowed race stand class university crews described oxford crew came isis race oxford won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge good conditions umpire got race way cambridge took lead immediately lengths ahead continued draw away dark blues win lengths time minutes seconds fastest winning time history event set oxford race light blues second consecutive victory followed run consecutive wins oxford overall dark blues led
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