boat race 75th boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames cambridge crew marginally heavier oxford included olympic silver cambridge went race reigning champions having won previous year race year race umpired rower oxford won quarters length margin victory time minutes seconds securing win years victory took overall record event 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 length oxford led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coached rowed university races president race time blue rowed races prior world war cambridge coaches participated rowed race fifteenth year umpire old rowed cambridge races according author oxford rower oxford trial better average preceding years arrived crew improved rapidly day race conversely reported cambridge suffered good heavy crew high class crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford crew included rowers including participating consecutive event silver men summer olympics cambridge crew included rowers represented university previous year race participants race registered non british cambridge kane united_states race oxford won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge started race calm conditions apparently disrupted wake nearby moored steamer oxford start poor allowing cambridge lead canvas length minute despite oxford drawn level minute later hold small lead time crews commenced long bend mile_post dark blues held quarter length lead hammersmith_bridge extended quarters length pub oxford began draw clear cambridge oxford accelerated away light blues lengths clear cambridge ahead reduced lead length quarter time crews passed bridge bend river favour pushing hard cambridge slowly gained dark blues level terms oxford passed finishing post lead quarters length time minutes seconds victory years winning margin race slowest winning time race win took overall record event favour
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