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English: Course of Boat Race, using the landmarks contributed by User:TrulyBlue. All text converted to outlines/paths. The map is to show the general shape of the river and the relative location of the various landmarks. For clarity at lower resolution, this map exaggerates the navigable width of the river.
For the women's senior boat clubs race see "The Women's Boat Race". As of 2015 the race takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the Thames in south-west London. [3] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast ...
From 1977 to 2014, the Women's Boat Race was usually held on a 2000-metre course as part of the Henley Boat Races. However, in 2013 the entire Henley Boat Races were moved to Dorney Lake due to rough water at Henley. [64] [65] In 2021, the race was held on the River Great Ouse from Ely, Cambridgeshire, along with the men's race. [66]
The course, which is 4 miles and 374 yards (6,779 m) from Putney to Mortlake [2] as measured along the centre of the river, is used for rowing races including the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, Women's Boat Race, Lightweight Boat Races, Head of the River Race and other races. The finishing, western stone, is mirrored by a pyramid-topped post ...
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The Boat Race 2024 was a series of side-by-side rowing races in London which took place on 30 March 2024. 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.
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. This was the 76th women's race and the 167th ...
The 24th Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on 13 April 1867. In a race where the lead was exchanged several times, Oxford won by half a length in a time of 22 minutes and 39 seconds. The victory took the overall record to 14–10 in Oxford's favour.