The Boat Race 2006

152nd Boat Race
Date	2 April 2006
Winner	Oxford
Margin of victory	5 lengths
Winning time	18 minutes 26 seconds
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford)	78–72
Umpire	Simon Harris (Oxford)
Other races
Reserve winner	Goldie
Women's winner	Oxford
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The 152nd Boat Race took place on 2 April 2006. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Oxford, whose crew contained the first French rower in the history of the event, won the race by five lengths which was umpired by former Oxford rower Simon Harris.

In the reserve race Goldie beat Isis and Oxford won the Women's Boat Race.

The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 2005 race by two lengths, while Cambridge led overall with 78 victories to Oxford's 72 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877). The race was sponsored by Xchanging for the second consecutive year, and was umpired by former Oxford Blue Simon Harris.

The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races. The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965. It usually takes place on the Tideway, prior to the main Boat Race.

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