The 2024 Boat Race crews have been announced. Photo: PA/Jonathan Brady
This year will be the 169th edition of the boat race. that the men of Oxford and Cambridge compete against each other, and this is the 78th time that women's crews have done so.
The course is a 4.2 mile regular course from Putney to Mortlake, commonly referred to as a championship course. Before the race there is a coin toss to determine which team will choose their station: Middlesex or Surrey.
An estimated 250,000 people will flock to the banks of the Thames to watch the race, and many more will follow on television.
What date is the boat race in 2024?
This year's race will take place in Saturday in March. 30.
The date of the Boat Race varies each year depending on tides, university calendars and major events in London. The date March 30 is unfavorable: on this day in 1912, both boats sank, and the race had to be repeated the following week. At another race on 30 March 2002, Oxford achieved a clear victory.
What time does the race start?
The men's race is scheduled to start at 15:46 GMT. The women's event will take place an hour earlier, at 14.46. Earlier in the day there will be races between reserve crews.
Which TV channel is the boat race on?
BBC One will broadcast live, which can also be watched online on the BBC website. Reports are broadcast in approximately 200 countries around the world.
Which crews will participate in rowing in 2024? Women of Oxford
Sarah Marshall (bow)
Ella Stadler (president)
Tessa Haining
Claire Aitken
Julia Lindsay
Annie Sharp
Lucy Edmunds< br />Annie Anezakis (kick)
Joe Gellett (cox)
Coach: Allan French
Cambridge Women
Gemma King (bow)
Joe Matthews
Claire Hole
Jenna Armstrong (president)
Karina Graf
Caris Earle
Iris Powell
Megan Lee (kick)
Hannah Murphy (cox)
Coach: Paddy Ryan
Women's crews Photo: PA/Jonathan Brady Oxford Men
Saxon Stacey (bow)
Harry Glenister
Jelmer Bennema
James Doran< br />Elias Kuhn
Frederick Roper
Leonard Jenkins
Elliot Kemp (kick)
William Denegri (cox)
Coach:Sean Bowden
Cambridge men
Sebastien Benzecri (bow, president)
Noam Mouel
Thomas Marsh
Augustus John
Kenneth Coplan
Thomas Lynch
Luca Ferraro,
Matt Edge (punch)
Ed Bracey ( Manager
Coach: Rob Baker
Men's crews Photo: PA/Jonathan Brady Who won the 2023 Boat Race?
Last year, Cambridge had a clean sweep, winning each of the four races (men's, women's, men's reserve and women's reserve). This was only the fourth time that one university had won all four races in the half century during which the four races had been run.
In the history of men's rowing races, Cambridge was ahead of Oxford by a score of 86 wins to 81. In 1877 there was a draw. Cambridge further dominates women's racing history with 47 wins over Oxford. 30.
What's the latest news on the boat race?
This year, twin sisters are competing against each other, although not necessarily in the same race. Catherine and Gemma King competed together at Cambridge until Catherine moved to Oxford University to complete her PhD. It is likely that Gemma will be in boat 1 to Cambridge, while Catherine, who is returning from injury, will be in boat 2 heading to Oxford. Read more about this story in Jim White's joint interview with the sisters.
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