Cambridge University continued their dominance over Oxford University in the Boat Race 2025 on April 13. The light blue team won both the men’s and women’s races completing a hat-trick of clean sweeps.
Boat Race 2025: Cambridge vs Oxford
The women crew of Cambridge secured their eighth consecutive. This was the 79th Women’s Boat Race, and Cambridge extended their overall record to 49 victories to Oxford’s 30.
The Men’s crew, too, were victorious in defending their title in the 170th edition of the event, notching up their 88th win, with Oxford sitting on 81.It was their third successive win and a sixth in seven contests.
Cambridge president Luca Ferraro said: “It’s been a great weekend for Cambridge. Something really special is happening out of our boathouse.
“I am just so proud of all of our teams. It’s such a great place to be.”
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Cambridge’s George Bourne said: “We had such a nice press as we came past Fulham Football Club. We were really relaxed, really calm.
“Our cox (Ollie Boyne) was doing a great job. Luca and Douwe (de Graaf) were starting to set the rhythm and you could feel yourself moving away, which is the best feeling in the world.
“I feel like Andy Murray when he had just won Wimbledon. This is our Wimbledon final, our Champions League. That’s the only way I can describe it – it’s like a taste of that and it’s awesome.”
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The women’s race witnessed a fair share of drama. Umpire Matthew Pinsent stopped the race in the second minute after the Oxford boat drifted into Cambridge’s path and their oars clashed.
Oxford were on the verge of disqualification , but the umpire decided to give a third-of-a-length advantage to Cambridge on the restart.
“I was absolutely clear in warning Oxford in the run-up to that,” said Pinsent.
“At that moment, with the two crews coming to a standstill, there was no way they were going to carry on racing.
“It crossed my mind [to disqualify Oxford], but you also can allow after a restart to see if it affected the outcome of the race. In my opinion, it did not affect the outcome of that race.”
Cambridge cox Jack Nicholas said: “I was holding a line and Oxford really encroached on that territory. I just held that line and held that line.
“We clashed – that’s just racing. And I guess they paid the price. That’s how it goes.”
Goldie, the Cambridge Men’s Reserve Crew, won the Men’s Reserve Race, while Blondie, the Cambridge Women’s Reserve Crew, won the Women’s Reserve Race. And the day before, Cambridge also won the 2025 Lightweight Boat Race.
