boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames umpired oxford rower cambridge won half lengths time minutes seconds record twelfth consecutive victory took overall record event cambridge 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 quarter lengths led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat cambridge coaches rowed race according rowing correspondent times eminent metropolitan coaches oxford coached previously coached light blues rower rowed cambridge races race umpired oxford rower boat club president dark blues consecutive victories finishing judge boats crews rowing correspondent times noted crew exceptionally fast suggested oxford heavier crew perform cambridge claimed seen best calm conditions result oxford practice rows period running race rower writing stated cambridge power likely improve whilst oxford stages reaching perfection crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge saw participants boat_race experience return crew including cox crew included pair brothers oxford crew contained blues including rowing consecutive race race participants registered british race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford umpire started race strong gusty wind rough water light blues quicker start rating oxford strokes minute led half length thirty seconds later cambridge clear ahead end wall steered directly surrey shore attempt find shelter conditions dark blues difference gap cambridge passed mile_post lengths ahead oxford impact deficit cambridge passed hammersmith_bridge lead lengths intelligent steering oxford cox saw dark blues surrey bank reduce cambridge lead length short lived steered middlesex river losing crew length moving water light blues half lengths ahead cambridge stroke called time passed lengths ahead crossed middlesex river passing finishing post lead half lengths time minutes seconds record twelfth victory light blues took overall record event favour oxford rower writing stated cambridge won easiest manner possible having led start finish described race rowing correspondent times suggested obvious strokes crew race oxford form bad true
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