The Lightweight Boat Races
The Lightweight Boat Races are a series of annual rowing races between men's and women's lightweight crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
| The Lightweight Boat Races | |
| Contested by | |
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| CUBC (formerly CULRC / CUWBC) |
OULRC / OUWLRC |
| Lightweight Men | contested since 1975[1] |
| Lightweight Women | contested since 1984[1] |
| Lightweight Men's reserves | contested 2000–2009 and 2016–2019[1] |
| Lightweight Women's reserves | contested 2012 and 2016–2019 |
| Course | The Championship Course[2] Formerly Henley Regatta course (downstream)[3] |
| Course length | 4.2 miles (6.8 km)[2] |
| Number of wins[4] | |
| CULRC | OULRC |
| 28 | 18 |
| CUWBC | OUWLRC |
| 20 | 17 |
| Note: Last races on 15 March 2020 | |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The first men's race took place in 1975, being joined by the women's race in 1984. Both races are currently held on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake, although they previously formed part of the Henley Boat Races, along with various other rowing races between the two universities, including the openweight women's Boat Race. Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues or half blues and each boat as a Blue Boat. Competitors at the events have gone on to compete at international and Olympic levels.
History
Richard Bates, a Cambridge undergraduate, organised a Boat Race between lightweight men's crews of Oxford and Cambridge universities in 1975, to take place at Henley-on-Thames. The race was joined by the openweight women's Boat Race two years later, thus forming the Henley Boat Races, and the first lightweight women's boat race took place at the same event in 1984.[1] Reserve races have taken place on-and-off since 2000 for the lightweight men (Nephthys vs Granta) and since 2012 for the lightweight women (Tethys vs CUWBC Lightweight Reserves).
In 2019, the lightweight men's race moved to the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake, where it has been held since. The lightweight women's race made the same move the following year in 2020.[2]
The races receive annual press coverage,[5][6][7][8][9] and competitors from both Universities have gone on to compete at international and Olympic levels.[10][11][12][13]
Results
The history of the results of the races are as follows.[4][14][15]
Lightweight Men's Boat Race
- Cambridge: 28 wins
- Oxford: 18 wins
| No. | Date | Winner | Time | Winning Margin (Lengths) | Oxford Wins | Cambridge Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Cambridge | - | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1976 | Oxford | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1977 | Oxford | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1978 | Cambridge | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1979 | Cambridge | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1980 | Cambridge | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1981 | Cambridge | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 1982 | Cambridge | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 1983 | Cambridge | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 1984 | Cambridge | 1 1⁄3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 11 | 1985 | Cambridge | 6 ft | 2 | 9 | |
| 12 | 1986 | Cambridge | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 13 | 1987 | Cambridge | 6:09 | 1⁄2 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | 1988 | Cambridge | 2 | 12 | ||
| 15 | 1989 | Cambridge | 5:51 | 4 1⁄2 | 2 | 13 |
| 16 | 1990 | Cambridge | 6:40 | 4 3⁄4 | 2 | 14 |
| 17 | 1991 | Cambridge | 6:39 | 1⁄3 | 2 | 15 |
| 18 | 1992 | Oxford | 5:40 | 2 1⁄2 | 3 | 15 |
| 19 | 1993 | Cambridge | 5:39 | 1⁄2 | 3 | 16 |
| 20 | 1994 | Oxford | 5:35 | 3⁄4 | 4 | 16 |
| 21 | 1995 | Cambridge | 5:29 | 1⁄3 | 4 | 17 |
| 22 | 1996 | Oxford | NRO disq | 5 | 17 | |
| 23 | 1997 | Oxford | 5:49 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 24 | 1998 | Cambridge | 5:45 | 1⁄2 | 6 | 18 |
| 25 | 1999 | Oxford | 5:31 | 1 1⁄2 | 7 | 18 |
| 26 | 2000 | Cambridge | 5:40 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 27 | 2001 | Cambridge | 6:33 | 4 (raced at Holme Pierrepont) | 7 | 20 |
| 28 | 2002 | Oxford | 5:21 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 29 | 2003 | Oxford | 5:55 | 1 1⁄4 | 9 | 20 |
| 30 | 2004 | Oxford | 5:36 | 1⁄2 | 10 | 20 |
| 31 | 2005 | Oxford | 5:51 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 32 | 1 April 2006 | Oxford | 5:18 | 2 1⁄4 | 12 | 20 |
| 33 | 1 April 2007 | Oxford | 3:44 | 1 (raced over a shortened course) | 13 | 20 |
| 34 | 23 March 2008 | Oxford | 6:15 | 2 1⁄2 | 14 | 20 |
| 35 | 22 March 2009 | Cambridge | 5:49 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 36 | 28 March 2010 | Cambridge | 5:28 | 2 ft | 14 | 22 |
| 37 | 27 March 2011 | Oxford | 5:54 | Canvas | 15 | 22 |
| 38 | 25 March 2012 | Cambridge | 6:00 | 3⁄4 | 15 | 23 |
| 39 | 24 March 2013 | Oxford | 6:49 | 1 2⁄3 (raced at Dorney) | 16 | 23 |
| 40 | 30 March 2014 | Cambridge | 5:30 | 3 1⁄2 | 16 | 24 |
| 41 | 5 April 2015 | Cambridge | 5:55 | 4 ft | 16 | 25 |
| 42 | 19 March 2016 | Cambridge | 6:19 | Easily | 16 | 26 |
| 43 | 26 March 2017 | Cambridge | 6:07 | 1 3⁄4 | 16 | 27 |
| 44 | 18 March 2018 | Cambridge | 6:26 | 1⁄3 (raced at Dorney) | 16 | 28 |
| 45 | 24 March 2019 | Oxford | 17:43 | 2 1⁄3 (first race on the Tideway) | 17 | 28 |
| 46 | 15 March 2020 | Oxford | 18:50 | 3 1⁄2 | 18 | 28 |
Lightweight Women's Boat Race
- Cambridge: 20 wins
- Oxford: 17 wins
| No. | Date | Winner | Time | Winning Margin (Lengths) | Oxford Wins | Cambridge Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Cambridge | - | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1985 | Cambridge | - | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1986 | Oxford | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1987 | Cambridge | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1988 | Cambridge | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1989 | Cambridge | 6:37 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 1990 | Cambridge | 7:35 | 2 1⁄3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 1991 | Cambridge | 7:48 | 2 1⁄4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | 1992 | Cambridge | 6:35 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | 1993 | Cambridge | 6:18 | Easily | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | 1994 | Cambridge | 6:23 | 1 ft. | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | 1995 | Oxford | 6:19 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | 1996 | Cambridge | 6:36 | Canvas | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | 1997 | Cambridge | 6:37 | Canvas | 2 | 12 |
| 15 | 1998 | Oxford | 6:36 | Canvas | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | 1999 | Oxford | 6:01 1⁄2 | 2 3⁄4 | 4 | 12 |
| 17 | 2000 | Oxford | 6:22 | 2 1⁄2 | 5 | 12 |
| 18 | 2001 | Cambridge | 7:37 | 3 (raced at Holme Pierrepont) | 5 | 13 |
| 19 | 2002 | Oxford | 6:06 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 20 | 2003 | Oxford | 6:51 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 21 | 2004 | Oxford | 6:08 | 3⁄4 | 8 | 13 |
| 22 | 2005 | Oxford | 6:55 | 1⁄2 | 9 | 13 |
| 23 | 1 April 2006 | Cambridge | 6:00 | Canvas | 9 | 14 |
| 24 | 1 April 2007 | Oxford | 4:11 | 1 (raced over a shortened course) | 10 | 14 |
| 25 | 23 March 2008 | Cambridge | 7:01 | 1⁄3 | 10 | 15 |
| 26 | 22 March 2009 | Oxford | 6:30 | 2 1⁄2 | 11 | 15 |
| 27 | 28 March 2010 | Oxford | 6:01 | 2 3⁄4 | 12 | 15 |
| 28 | 27 March 2011 | Cambridge | 6:43 | 1 1⁄2 | 12 | 16 |
| 29 | 25 March 2012 | Oxford | 6:48 | 1 1⁄3 | 13 | 16 |
| 30 | 24 March 2013 | Oxford | 7:33 | 4 3⁄4 (raced at Dorney) | 14 | 16 |
| 31 | 29 March 2014 | Oxford | 6:08 | 3 1⁄2 | 15 | 16 |
| 32 | 5 April 2015 | Cambridge | 6:26 | 3 ft. | 15 | 17 |
| 33 | 19 March 2016 | Oxford | 6:54 | Canvas | 16 | 17 |
| 34 | 26 March 2017 | Cambridge | 6:45 | 3 | 16 | 18 |
| 35 | 18 March 2018 | Cambridge | 7:24 | 1⁄2 (raced at Dorney) | 16 | 19 |
| 36 | 30 March 2019 | Oxford | 6:28 | 2 1⁄2 | 17 | 19 |
| 37 | 15 March 2020 | Cambridge | 23:24 | 6 (first race on the Tideway) | 17 | 20 |
Lightweight Men's Reserves (Nephthys vs Granta)
- Oxford: 9 wins
- Cambridge: 4 wins
| Date | Winner | Time | Winning Margin (Lengths) | Oxford Wins | Cambridge Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Cambridge | 5:50 | 2 3⁄4 | - | 1 |
| 2001 | Oxford | 7 | 1⁄2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | Oxford | 5:33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | Cambridge | 6:19 | 2 1⁄2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | Oxford | 5:45 | Canvas | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | Oxford | 6:07 | 4 1⁄2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 April 2006 | Oxford | 5:26 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 April 2007 | Oxford | 4:08 | R/O due to no Cambridge crew. Lost to Old Boys. | 6 | 2 |
| 23 March 2008 | Oxford | 6:29 | R/O due to no Cambridge crew. Lost to Old Boys. | 7 | 2 |
| 22 March 2009 | Oxford | 6:15 | R/O due to no Cambridge crew. Beat Durham. | 8 | 2 |
| Race in abeyance 2010 - 2015 | |||||
| 13 March 2016 | Cambridge | - | 1 1⁄4 (Raced in 4x) | 8 | 3 |
| 26 March 2017 | Oxford | 6:19 | 1⁄2 (Raced in 4+)[16] | 9 | 3 |
| 18 March 2018 | Cambridge | 7:24 | 3⁄4 (Raced in 4+ at Dorney) | 9 | 4 |
| 22 March 2019 | Oxford | 1 (Raced in 2– from Mortlake to the Mile Post)[17] | 10 | 4 |
Lightweight Women's Reserves (Tethys vs CUWBC Lightweight Reserves)
- Cambridge: 4
- Oxford: 1
Raced on the Friday before the main event in a 4+ in 2012, and incorporated into main race day in 2016.
| Date | Winner | Time | Winning Margin (Lengths) | Oxford Wins | Cambridge Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cambridge | (Raced in 4+) | - | 1 | |
| 19 March 2016 | Cambridge | 8:55 | 3⁄4 (Raced in 2-) | - | 2 |
| 26 March 2017 | Cambridge | easily (Raced in 2-) | - | 3 | |
| 18 March 2018 | Oxford | 8:15 | easily (Raced in 4+ at Dorney) | 1 | 3 |
| 30 March 2019 | Cambridge | 1 1⁄2 (Raced in 2-) | 1 | 4 |
See also
References
- "History". Henley Boat Races. 14 April 2015.
- "The Lightweight Boat Races". Lightweight Boat Races. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Henley Boat Races - Course Map". Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Results". Henley Boat Races. 14 April 2015.
- "Rowing: Day for Light Blue celebration as Cambridge sweep Henley Boat Races". The Independent. 22 March 1993. Retrieved 3 April 2016; "Women's Boat Race: Cambridge women pass examination of rowing prowess". The Independent. 21 March 1994. Retrieved 16 April 2015; "The Henley Boat Races". Cherwell. 31 March 2010.
- "Natalie Redgrave helps Oxford win Women's Boat Race". BBC sport. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- "Rivals share spoils at competitive Henley". The Telegraph. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- "Clean sweep for Oxford over Cambridge at Henley Boat Races at Dorney Lake". The Telegraph. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- "Oxford Dominate Henley Boat Races 2013". Henley Herald. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2017; "Oxford Dominate in Last Women's Boat Race in Henley". Henley Herald. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2017; "Cambridge Win 3 out of 4 at the Henley Boat Races". Henley Herald. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017; "Oxford and Cambridge Share Race Wins at Henley Boat Races". Henley Herald. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017; "Oxford and Cambridge Share Race Wins at Henley Boat Races". Henley Herald. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018; "Cambridge University lightweights enjoy success at Henley Boat Races". Cambridge Independent. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019; "Cambridge Blues make light work of Henley Boat Races". Varsity Online. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "The Other Boat Race". BBC sport. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- "CULRC". CULRC Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Men's Lightweight Rowing Club". Oxford University Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "International Success". Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "The Boat Race Lite". Hear The Boat Sing. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "The Lightweight Boat Races: Results". The Lightweight Boat Races. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- OULRC [@OULightweights] (19 March 2017). "Final result for today's reserve race: Nephthys beat Granta by 1/2 Length #HenleyBoatRaces #LightweightBoatRace" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Lightweight Boat Races [@lwtboatraces] (22 March 2019). "First blood of 2019 to Oxford in the Lwt Spare Pairs as they beat Cambridge by one length from the Boat Race start to the Mile Post" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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