boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames event featured olympic included danish rower participate boat race race umpired oxford rower cambridge won seven lengths time minutes seconds fastest winning time race victory sixth row tenth previous years overall record time wins 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 cambridge coached time blue rowed oxford coaches president race time blue rowed times rowed oxford races year umpire rowed oxford races rowed oxford race finishing judge second consecutive year bad weather plagued practice build race heavy fog caused outing times rowing correspondent described cambridge style easy sluggish oxford lively point boat crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford saw rowers return cambridge boat contained participants including making consecutive appearance gold summer olympics cox won silver medal men oxford crew registered non british australia danish rower history event race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford umpire started race fine weather boats got quick starts oxford ahead strokes level past cambridge edged ahead hold canvas length lead taking advantage struggle rough water cambridge slowly drew ahead held quarter length lead time crews passed mile_post push dark blues saw contention bridge according writing observer went ahead fast steadily suggest lost toss able safely surrey water oxford taken stride light blues passed bridge length lead cambridge bend effectively ended race contest final surge oxford held cambridge passed barnes bridge lengths ahead dark blues started signs distress particular bow later noted suffering cambridge pulled away dark blues stroke rated strokes minute finish passing finishing post lead seven lengths time minutes seconds sixth consecutive victory tenth previous years fastest winning time race ninth fastest time history event win took overall record time race scores according oxford rower races writing cambridge crew worthy classed best cambridge turned oxford rowed distinctly practice form disappointing crew rowing correspondent times described crushing defeat oxford stating completely cambridge upheld tradition skill oxford upheld courage
The Boat Race 1929