Oxford and Cambridge boat race
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The Boat Race The Cancer Research UK Boat Races |
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| CUBC | OUBC |
| First boat race | 10 June 1829 |
| Annual event since | 1856 |
| Current champion | Oxford |
| Course record | Cambridge, 1998 (16 min 19 sec) |
| Course |
The Championship Course River Thames, London |
| Course length | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Sponsor | BNY Mellon (since 2013) |
| Official charity | Cancer Research UK (since 2016) |
| Trophy | The Boat Race Trophy |
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| Cambridge | Oxford |
| 82 | 80 |
| Note: There has been one dead heat, recorded in 1877 | |
| Official website | |
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The Boat Race is an annual rowing race between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between men's open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England. It is also known as the University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
The first race was in 1829 and the event has been held annually since 1856, except during the First and Second World Wars. Since 2015, the Women's Boat Race has taken place on the same day and course, the combined event of two races becoming known as "The Boat Races", or by a title that includes the name of its official charity, '"The Cancer Research UK Boat Races", BNY Mellon having donated its sponsorship to the charity. Although The Boat Race crews are male, the coxes can be men or women. In the 2017 race, which took place on Sunday 2 April 2017, Oxford won in a close battle.
The course covers a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of the Thames in West London, from Putney to Mortlake. Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a "Blue Boat", with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue. As of 2016 Cambridge has won the race 82 times and Oxford 80 times, with one dead heat. Cambridge has led Oxford in cumulative wins since 1930. A reserve boat race has been held since 1965.
Upwards of 250,000 people watch the race from the banks of the river each year. In 2009, a record 270,000 people watched the race live. A further 15 million or more watch it on television; it is the only rowing race currently broadcast on television not featuring national teams.
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