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The very first Boat Race was won by Oxford, but Cambridge lead the overall series with 86 wins to Oxford's 81, [3] with one dead heat in 1877 (as of 2023). [4] Recent races have been closely fought, with Oxford winning by the shortest ever margin of 1-foot (0.30 m) in 2003 [4] and Cambridge winning in 2004 despite Oxford's claims of a foul. [5]
Cambridge derby: Cambridge City vs. Cambridge United [25] Small Cambridgeshire derby: Cambridge City or Cambridge United vs. Histon [26] [27] [28] Cambridgeshire derby: Cambridge United vs. Peterborough United [29] Colney derby: Colney Heath vs. London Colney [30] [31] Didcot Triangle derbies: [32] [33] A420 derby: Oxford United vs. Swindon ...
Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford are paired into sister colleges across the two universities. [1] The extent of the arrangement differs from case to case, but commonly includes the right to dine at one's sister college, the right to book accommodation there, the holding of joint events between JCRs and invitations to May balls.
Start time, TV channel and how to watch Cambridge vs Oxford. Sports Staff. March 26, 2023 at 10:50 AM. The Boat Races were split last year between men’s and women’s races (Getty Images)
The Boat Race 2022 was a side-by-side rowing race which took place on 3 April 2022. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, usually along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames, known as the Tideway, in south-west London.
Concern is growing over levels of sewage pollution in London’s River Thames after E. coli bacteria was discovered ahead of this weekend’s historic Oxford v. Cambridge boat race. Rowers taking ...
[2] [3] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide. [4] Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1864 race by nine lengths, with Oxford leading overall with eleven victories to Cambridge's ten. [5]
Before the 2021 races, Cambridge led the longstanding rivalry 84–80 in the men's race and 44–30 in the women's. The crews were announced on 25 March 2021. It was the first time in the history of the event that both the women's and men's races were officiated by female umpires, Judith Packer and Sarah Winckless respectively.