154th London Boat Race

World famous sporting event between Oxford and Cambridge, first held in 1829. The 4¼ mile Thames course from Putney to Mortlake is over three times as long as the Olympic course.

Cambridge won the 153rd Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, by one and a quarter lengths in a time of 17:49 and in fair, sunny conditions. Experts had predicted a bigger margin for the crew with five returning Blues and two world champions on board.