The Boat Race
The Boat Race is a rowing race that happens every year in London. It is a race between the boat clubs of Cambridge University and Oxford University. The crews are made up of students. These two universities have a strong tradition in rowing and a strong rivalry between them.
The course is 4 miles long, along the River Thames. The first boat race was in 1829, and it is usually held on the last Sunday of March or the first Sunday of April. During the World Wars, the Boat Race did not happen. It is a very important sporting event in the United Kingdom. Millions of people watch it on television.[1] In 2009, more than 250,000 people watched it along the river.[2]
As of 2013, Cambridge has won the race 81 times and Oxford 77.[3]
2021 Boat Race
The 166th Boat Race will take place on the River Great Ouse on Sunday 4 April. It will start at Ely in Cambridgeshire. The reason is that Hammersmith Bridge on the Thames is unsafe, and the coronavirus dangers are greater in London.[4]
The Boat Race Media
- 1841 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.jpg
An engraving of the 1841 Boat Race, with the gatehouse of Lambeth Palace at centre-left
A portrayal of the dead-heat finish in 1877.
- Cambridge VIII at Stakeboat - 2009 Boat Race.jpg
Cambridge at their stakeboat, just before the start of the 2009 race
- University Boat Race Thames map.svg
Boat Race course ("Middlesex" and "Surrey" denote sides of the Thames Tideway corresponding to the traditional English counties)
References
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- ↑ BBC. Boat Race 2021: Universities move from London to Ely. [1]
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