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One of the most highly anticipated events of the British sports calendar, the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge, will be held on Sunday, April 13. Dating back to 1829, The Boat Race is a historic rowing competition between the UK’s two premier universities. It became an annual fixture in 1856 and has taken place nearly every year since.
The race sees the universities’ eight-person crews battle it out along a four-mile stretch of the River Thames in south London. While the women's race has been held annually since 1964, it was only in 2015 that it joined the men’s event on the same day and course. WATCH: Oxford vs.
Cambridge rowing LIVE in US on ESPN+ Last year, Cambridge won the men's race for a second consecutive year in a row, while their women's side continued their dominance by winning the race for the seventh successive year. It's a huge weekend in British rowing, and The Sporting News has you covered to catch all the action, either live or on catch-up via your TV or live streaming service. How to watch The Boat Race: TV channel, live stream The 2025 Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States.
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Stream your favorite teams live and enjoy more sports anywhere with an ESPN+ subscription. STREAM: The 2025 Boat Race LIVE in US on ESPN+ When is The Boat Race? Start time for today's event 8:21 a.m.
(ET) — Women's Boat Race 9:21 a.m. (ET) — Men's Boat Race Following the reserves races at the start of the day's action, the 79th edition of the women's Boat Race gets underway at 8:21 a.
m. ET (1:21 p.m.
GMT) on Sunday, April 13, 2025 . One hour later, the men's race will follow, beginning at 9:21 a.m .
Both races traverse a 4.2 mile stretch of the River Thames in south London, starting from Putney Bridge in Wandsworth and travelling through Fulham, Hammersmith and Chiswick before the rowers arrive at the finish line of Chiswick Bridge in Mortlake. Oxford and Cambridge crews at this year's Boat Race The men's teams preparing to face off in today's race on the Thames are as follows: Seat Oxford Cambridge Bow Tom Sharrock* Luca Ferraro* 2 William O’Connell Noam Mouelle* 3 Felix Rawlinson Luke Beever 4 James Doran* Gabriel Mahler 5 Tassilo von Mueller* George Bourne 6 Tom Mackintosh James Robson 7 Nick Rusher Simon Hatcher Stroke Nicholas Kohl Douwe de Graaf Cox Tobias Bernard Ollie Boyne The women's teams are made up of the exact same number of team members, with Cambridge in particular looking to win their eighth straight race in a row.
Seat Oxford Cambridge Bow Sarah Polson Katy Hempson 2 Lilli Freischem Gemma King 3 Tessa Haining Carys Earl* 4 Alexia Lowe Annie Wertheimer 5 Sarah Marshall* Sophia Hahn 6 Annie Anezakis Claire Collins 7 Kyra Delray Tash Morrice Stroke Heidi Long Samantha Morton Cox Daniel Orton Jack Nicholas (* indicates that they have competed at the event in previous years) Who won last year's Boat Race? It was yet another year of Cambridge dominance in 2024, with both their men's and women's teams winning the Boat Race to extend the university's lead over Oxford to 87-81 and 48-30 respectively. The Cambridge Women were once again dominant as they completed the race in 21 minutes, seven lengths ahead of their competitors. The men's contest was a much more tense affair, with the race going down the wire.
Cambridge emerged as victors after completing the race in 18 minutes 56 seconds, 3.5 lengths ahead of Oxford, despite their stroke Matt Edge collapsing towards the end of the race. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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