It is the 79th edition of the women's race, which was first held in 1927 and has been on the calendar annually since 1964. The build-up to this year's Boat Race has been fraught with controversy.

"I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge" - John Snagge, Boat Race commentator in 1949. Considered one of the world's oldest and most famous amateur sporting events ...

Rowers from British universities Oxford and Cambridge will compete on Sunday in the men's and women's Boat Race, one of the oldest sporting events in the world that typically attracts more than ...

(Zac Goodwin/PA via AP) The Oxford, foreground, and Cambridge boats compete at the start of the Varsity Boat Race on the Great Ouse river at Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, Sunday April 4, 2021. (AP ...

Rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave slammed the ‘unsafe’ water conditions that Oxford and Cambridge will have to race in during Sunday’s Boat Race. The annual spectacle between the two ...

The build-up to the annual Boat Race contested by Oxford and Cambridge Universities is shrouded by fears rowers could contract E.coli thanks to the poor water quality of the River Thames.