The Boat Race

Sports | Regatta, The Boat Race, April, River Thames, London, UK
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The Boat Race is a renowned annual rowing race between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between men's and women'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 Boat Race came about when two friends from Harrow School, Charles Wordsworth (nephew of the poet William Wordsworth), of Christ Church College, Oxford, and Charles Merivale of St. John’s, Cambridge, met during the vacation in Cambridge, where Wordsworth’s father was master of Trinity. Wordsworth went rowing on the Cam, and the two school fellows decided to set up a challenge. The first Men's Boat Race took place in 1829 in Henley on Thames.

Since the second Race in 1836 the contest has taken place in London. The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927 and moved to the Championship Course in 2015.

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The Boat Race
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theboatrace.org
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Regatta
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Date
Late March 2025
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Location
London
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