Cambridge ahead by more than a length at Hammersmith Bridge
Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race 2025
Rowing Eights on the Thames are a wonderful sight and sound: athletes working as a team. I was lucky to see the winning overtakes by Cambridge Women and also Cambridge Reserves; Cambridge Men’s boat had already pulled clear of Oxford before Hammersmith Bridge and also went on to win. Oxford have more uniform style amongst the oarsmen but Cambridge’s greater individualism is clearly a winning strategy.
Of course it’s about winning (Go Cambridge!) but it’s also a day out, either in the organised Fan Zones or the vernacular picnics on the Surrey station, ie the Putney/Barnes bank of the Thames: strawberries and fizz with smoked salmon dips or just beer and BBQ treats. Today’s total crowd estimated to be more than 300,000 people.
April showers after the Men’s boats had passed cleared the banks but sent many on to a Post-Boat-Race party.
Cambridge Women pull ahead
Cambridge Reserve pull ahead
