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The Boat Race 2014
The 160th Boat Race took place on 6 April 2014. Following a clash of oars which broke one of the Cambridge boat's rigger backstays, Oxford won the race by 11 lengths, the largest margin of victory since 1973. In the reserve race Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie, while Oxford won the Women's Boat Race. Background The Boat Race The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England. There are separate men's ... is an annual Eight (rowing), rowing eight competition between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. First held in 1829, the competition is a race along The Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Phelps (rower)
Richard Phelps (born 21 November 1965) is a British former rowing (sport), rower. He competed in the Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, men's eight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He crewed for Cambridge University Boat Club, Cambridge in the The Boat Race 1993, 1993, The Boat Race 1994, 1994 and The Boat Race 1995, 1995 Boat Races and umpired The Boat Race 2014, the men‘s Boat Race in 2014 and The Boat Race 2019, 2019, the The Boat Race 2018, 2018 men's reserve race and the The Boat Race 2024, 2024 women‘s race. References External links * 1965 births Living people British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers from London Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta {{UK-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
