THE BOAT RACE RESULTS

Race Year Winner Winning Distance Winning Time
165 2019 Cambridge 1 length 16:57
164 2018 Cambridge 3 lengths 17:51
163 2017 Oxford 1 1/4 lengths 16:59
162 2016 Cambridge 2 1/2 lengths 18:38
161 2015 Oxford 6 1/2 lengths 17:34
160 2014 Oxford 11 lengths 18:36
159 2013 Oxford 1 1/3 lengths 17:28
158 2012 Cambridge 4 1/4 lengths 17:23 /*1
157 2011 Oxford 4 lengths 17:32
156 2010 Cambridge 1 1/3 lengths 17:35
155 2009 Oxford 3 1/2 lengths 17:00
154 2008 Oxford 6 lengths 20:53
153 2007 Cambridge 1 1/4 lengths 17:49
152 2006 Oxford 5 lengths 18:26
151 2005 Oxford 2 lengths 16:42
150 2004 Cambridge 6 lengths 18:17
149 2003 Oxford 1 foot 18:06 /*2
148 2002 Oxford 3/4 length 16:54
147 2001 Cambridge 2 1/2 lengths 19:59 /*3
146 2000 Oxford 3 lengths 18:04
145 1999 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 16:41
144 1998 Cambridge 3 lengths 16:19 /*4
143 1997 Cambridge 2 lengths 17:38
142 1996 Cambridge 2 3/4 lengths 16:58
141 1995 Cambridge 4 lengths 18:04
140 1994 Cambridge 6 1/2 lengths 18:09
139 1993 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 17:00 /*5
138 1992 Oxford 1 1/4 lengths 17:44
137 1991 Oxford 4 1/4 lengths 16:59
136 1990 Oxford 2 1/4 lengths 17:22
135 1989 Oxford 2 1/2 lengths 18:27
134 1988 Oxford 5 1/2 lengths 17:35
133 1987 Oxford 4 lengths 19:59
132 1986 Cambridge 7 lengths 17:58
131 1985 Oxford 4 3/4 lengths 17:11
130 1984 Oxford 3 3/4 lengths 16:45 /*6
129 1983 Oxford 4 1/2 lengths 19:07
128 1982 Oxford 3 1/4 lengths 18:21
127 1981 Oxford 8 lengths 18:11 /*7
126 1980 Oxford Canvas 19:20
125 1979 Oxford 3 1/2 lengths 20:33
124 1978 Oxford Cambridge sank 18:58 /*8
123 1977 Oxford 7 lengths 19:28 /*9
122 1976 Oxford 6 1/2 lengths 16:58
121 1975 Cambridge 3 3/4 lengths 19:27
120 1974 Oxford 5 1/2 lengths 17:35
119 1973 Cambridge 13 lengths 19:21
118 1972 Cambridge 9 1/2 lengths 18:36
117 1971 Cambridge 10 lengths 17:58
116 1970 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 20:22
115 1969 Cambridge 4 lengths 18:04
114 1968 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 18:22
113 1967 Oxford 3 1/4 lengths 18:52
112 1966 Oxford 3 3/4 lengths 19:12
111 1965 Oxford 4 lengths 18:07
110 1964 Cambridge 6 1/2 lengths 19:18
109 1963 Oxford 5 lengths 20:47
108 1962 Cambridge 5 lengths 19:46
107 1961 Cambridge 4 1/4 lengths 19:22
106 1960 Oxford 1 1/4 lengths 18:59
105 1959 Oxford 6 lengths 18:52
104 1958 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 18:15
103 1957 Cambridge 2 lengths 19:01
102 1956 Cambridge 1 1/4 lengths 18:36
101 1955 Cambridge 16 lengths 19:10
100 1954 Oxford 4 1/2 lengths 20:23
99 1953 Cambridge 8 lengths 19:54
98 1952 Oxford Canvas 20:23
97 1951 Cambridge 12 lengths 20:50
96 1950 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 20:15
95 1949 Cambridge 1/4 length 18:57
94 1948 Cambridge 5 lengths 17:50
93 1947 Cambridge 10 lengths 23:01
92 1946 Oxford 3 lengths 19:54
91 1939 Cambridge 4 lengths 19:03
90 1938 Oxford 2 lengths 20:30
89 1937 Oxford 3 lengths 22:39
88 1936 Cambridge 5 lengths 21:06
87 1935 Cambridge 4 1/2 lengths 19:48
86 1934 Cambridge 4 1/4 lengths 18:03
85 1933 Cambridge 2 1/4 lengths 20:57
84 1932 Cambridge 5 lengths 19:11
83 1931 Cambridge 2 1/2 lengths 19:26
82 1930 Cambridge 2 lengths 19:09
81 1929 Cambridge 7 lengths 19:24
80 1928 Cambridge 10 lengths 20:25
79 1927 Cambridge 3 lengths 20:14
78 1926 Cambridge 5 lengths 19:29
77 1925 Cambridge Oxford sank 21:50 /*10
76 1924 Cambridge 4 1/2 lengths 18:41
75 1923 Oxford 3/4 lengths 20:54
74 1922 Cambridge 4 1/2 lengths 19:27
73 1921 Cambridge 1 lengths 19:45
72 1920 Cambridge 4 lengths 21:11
71 1914 Cambridge 4 1/2 lengths 20:23
70 1913 Oxford 3/4 lengths 20:53
69 1912 Oxford 6 lengths 22:05 /*11
68 1911 Oxford 2 3/4 lengths 18:29
67 1910 Oxford 3 1/2 lengths 20:14
66 1909 Oxford 3 1/2 lengths 19:50
65 1908 Cambridge 2 1/2 lengths 19:20
64 1907 Cambridge 4 1/2 lengths 20:26
63 1906 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 19:25
62 1905 Oxford 3 lengths 20:35
61 1904 Cambridge 4 1/2 lengths 21:37
60 1903 Cambridge 6 lengths 19:33
59 1902 Cambridge 5 lengths 19:09 /*12
58 1901 Oxford 2/5 length 22:31
57 1900 Cambridge 20 lengths 18:45
56 1899 Cambridge 3 1/4 lengths 21:04
55 1898 Oxford Easily 22:15
54 1897 Oxford 2 1/2 19:12
53 1896 Oxford 2/5 20:01
52 1895 Oxford 2 1/4 20:50
51 1894 Oxford 3 1/2 21:39
50 1893 Oxford 1 1/4 18:45
49 1892 Oxford 2 1/4 19:10
48 1891 Oxford 1/2 length 21:48
47 1890 Oxford 1 length 21:48
46 1889 Cambridge 3 lengths 20:14
45 1888 Cambridge 7 lengths 20:48
44 1887 Cambridge 2 1/2 lengths 20:52
43 1886 Cambridge 2/3 length 22:03
42 1885 Oxford 2 1/2 lengths 21:36
41 1884 Cambridge 2 1/2 lengths 21:39
40 1883 Oxford 3 1/2 lengths 21:18
39 1882 Oxford 7 lengths 20:12
38 1881 Oxford 3 lengths 20:12
37 1880 Oxford 3 3/4 lengths 21:23
36 1879 Cambridge 3 lengths 21:18
35 1878 Oxford 10 lengths 22:15
34 1877 Dead Heat Dead Heat 24:08 /*13
33 1876 Cambridge Easily 20:20
32 1875 Oxford 10 lengths 22:02
31 1874 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 22:35
30 1873 Cambridge 3 lengths 19:35 /*14
29 1872 Cambridge 2 lengths 21:15
28 1871 Cambridge 1 length 23:10
27 1870 Cambridge 1 1/2 lengths 22:04
26 1869 Oxford 3 lengths 20:04
25 1868 Oxford 6 lengths 20:56
24 1867 Oxford 1/2 length 22:39
23 1866 Oxford 3 lengths 25:35
22 1865 Oxford 4 lengths 21:24
21 1864 Oxford 9 lengths 21:40
20 1863 Oxford 15 lengths 23:06
19 1862 Oxford 10 lengths 24:40
18 1861 Oxford 16 lengths 23:30
17 1860 Cambridge 1 length 26:05
16 1859 Oxford Cambridge sank 24:40
15 1858 Cambridge 7 1/2 lengths 21:23
14 1857 Oxford 11 lengths 22:50
13 1856 Cambridge 1/2 length 25:45
12 1854 Oxford 7 lengths 25:29
11 1852 Oxford 9 lengths 21:36
10 1849 (December) Oxford Cambridge disqualified NTT
9 1849 (March) Cambridge Easily 22:00
8 1846 Cambridge 3 lengths 21:05 /*15
7 1845 Cambridge 10 lengths 23:30
6 1842 Oxford 4 1/2 lengths 30:10
5 1841 Cambridge 22 lengths 32:30
4 1840 Cambridge 3/4 length 29:30
3 1839 Cambridge 35 lengths 31:00
2 1836 Cambridge 20 lengths 36:00
1 1829 Oxford Easily 14:30

Notes:

The Course is Putney to Mortlake except 1829 (Henley); Westminster to Putney 1839-42; Mortlake to Putney 1846, 1856, 1862 and 1863.

The first Boat Race was in 1829 but did not become an annual event until 1856. There were also interruptions during the two world wars. This table shows all the races since 1829.


*1 Consolidated times due to race interruption

*2 The closest race

*3 Race stopped and restarted

*4 Race Record

*5 Cambridge are first to use 'hatchet' blades

*6 First Sunday race after Cambridge sinking

*7 Sue Brown becomes first woman to compete

*8 Cambridge sank

*9 Oxford are first to use plastic boat

*10 Oxford sank

*11 Both crews sank in first race on 30th March

*12 Oxford use 'swivel' rowlocks for the first time

*13 The only ever dead-heat

*14 Sliding seats used for the first time

*15 Outriggers first introduced
Race Year Winner Winning Distance Winning Time
74 2019 Cambridge 5 lengths 18:47
73 2018 Cambridge 7 lengths 19:06
72 2017 Cambridge 11 lengths 18:33
71 2016 Oxford 24 lengths 21:49
70 2015 Oxford 6 1/2 lengths 19:45*
69 2014 Oxford 4 lengths 05:50
68 2013 Oxford 1 3/4 lengths 07:21
67 2012 Cambridge 1/4 length 06:38
66 2011 Oxford 1 length 06:38
65 2010 Oxford 4 lengths 05:56
64 2009 Oxford 1 1/4 lengths 06:24
63 2008 Oxford 1/2 length 06:38
62 2007 Cambridge 1/2 length 04:03
61 2006 Oxford 1/2 length 05:44
60 2005 Cambridge 2 1/3 lengths 06:27
59 2004 Oxford 4 lengths 06:27
58 2003 Oxford 3 1/2 lengths 06:35
57 2002 Oxford 3 1/2 lengths 06:02
56 2001 Cambridge 3 feet 07:27
55 2000 Oxford 1 length 06:01
54 1999 Cambridge 1 length 06:01
53 1998 Cambridge 1 1/4 lengths 06:25
52 1997 Cambridge 1 1/4 lengths 06:26
51 1996 Cambridge 4 lengths 06:12
50 1995 Cambridge 1 1/3 lengths 06:02
49 1994 Cambridge 1 length 06:11
48 1993 Cambridge 4 1/2 lengths 06:10
47 1992 Cambridge 1/3 length 06:20
46 1991 Oxford 3 lengths 07:29
45 1990 Cambridge 3 1/4 lengths 07:17
44 1989 Cambridge 1 length 06:20
43 1988 Oxford NTT
42 1987 Cambridge NTT
41 1986 Oxford NTT
40 1985 Oxford NTT
39 1984 Cambridge NTT
38 1983 Cambridge NTT
37 1982 Cambridge NTT
36 1981 Oxford NTT
35 1980 Oxford NTT
34 1979 Cambridge NTT
33 1978 Cambridge NTT
32 1977 Cambridge NTT
31 1976 Oxford NTT
30 1975 Cambridge NTT
29 1974 Cambridge NTT
28 1973 Cambridge NTT
27 1972 Cambridge NTT
26 1971 Cambridge NTT
25 1970 Cambridge NTT
24 1969 Cambridge NTT
23 1968 Cambridge NTT
22 1967 Cambridge NTT
21 1966 Cambridge NTT
20 1965 Cambridge NTT
19 1964 Cambridge NTT
18 1952 Cambridge NTT
17 1951 Oxford NTT
16 1950 Oxford NTT
15 1949 Oxford NTT
14 1948 Cambridge NTT
13 1946 Cambridge NTT
12 1945 Cambridge NTT
11 1944 Cambridge NTT
10 1942 Cambridge NTT
9 1941 Oxford NTT
8 1939 Oxford NTT
7 1937 Oxford NTT
6 1936 Oxford NTT
5 1935 Oxford NTT
4 1934 Oxford NTT
3 1930 Cambridge NTT
2 1929 Cambridge NTT
1 1927 Oxford 03:36
* First women's race on Tideway
Race Year Winner Winning Distance Winning Time
55 2019 Goldie 1 length 17:17
54 2018 Goldie 2 1/2 lengths 18:12
53 2017 Isis 2 1/2 lengths 17:17
52 2016 Isis 2 lengths 18:55
51 2015 Isis 3 lengths 18:11
50 2014 Isis 13 lengths 18:39
49 2013 Isis 1/3 lengths 17:51
48 2012 Isis 5 lengths 16:41*
47 2011 Isis 6 lengths 17:38
46 2010 Goldie 2 lengths 18:03
45 2009 Isis 4 lengths 17:24
44 2008 Isis 3 1/4 lengths 20:43
43 2007 Goldie 4 lengths 17:48
42 2006 Goldie 4 1/4 lengths 19:10
41 2005 Goldie 5 lengths 16:48
40 2004 Isis 1 1/2 lengths 18:42
39 2003 Goldie 3 1/2 lengths 18:05
38 2002 Isis 2 1/4 lengths 17:27
37 2001 Goldie 6 lengths 19:36
36 2000 Isis 5 lengths 17:37
35 1999 Goldie 1 1/2 lengths 16:58
34 1998 Isis 2 1/2 lengths 17:02
33 1997 Goldie 6 1/2 lengths 17:32
32 1996 Goldie 11 lengths 17:02
31 1995 Goldie 14 lengths 18:29
30 1994 Goldie 13 lengths 18:27
29 1993 Goldie 9 lengths 17:05
28 1992 Goldie 3 1/4 lengths 17:44
27 1991 Goldie 4 lengths 17:38
26 1990 Goldie Isis disqualified NTT
25 1989 Isis 1 1/4 lengths 18:34
24 1988 Goldie 5 1/2 lengths 17:55
23 1987 Goldie 1 length 20:30
22 1986 Isis 3 1/4 lengths 18:48
21 1985 Isis 6 lengths 17:34
20 1984 Goldie 2 3/4 lengths 17:37
19 1983 Isis 6 1/2 lengths 19:27
18 1982 Isis 1 1/2 lengths 18:43
17 1981 Isis 4 1/2 lengths 19:01
16 1980 Isis 5 lengths 19:03
15 1979 Goldie 12 lengths 22:50
14 1978 Goldie 1 1/4 lengths 19:37
13 1977 Goldie 7 lengths 19:35
12 1976 Isis 2 1/2 lengths 17:34
11 1975 Isis 9 1/2 lengths 21:16
10 1974 Goldie 4 lengths 17:51
9 1973 Goldie 5 lengths 19:13
8 1972 Goldie 2 1/2 lengths 19:19
7 1971 Goldie 15 lengths 18:37
6 1970 Goldie 14 lengths 19:58
5 1969 Goldie 2 lengths 18:50
4 1968 Goldie 5 1/2 lengths 18:44
3 1967 Goldie 2 lengths 19:11
2 1966 Isis 7 lengths 19:22
1 1965 Isis 7 lengths 18:45
* Reserve race record
Race Year Winner Winning Distance Winning Time
45 2019 Blondie 5 lengths 19:19
44 2018 Blondie 9 lengths 19:45
43 2017 Blondie 13 lengths 19:06
42 2016 Blondie 3 1/2 lengths NTT
41 2015 Osiris 15 lengths 18:58*
40 2014 Osiris 1/2 length 06:02
39 2013 Osiris 6 lengths 07:41
38 2012 Osiris 3 1/2 lengths 06:57
37 2011 Blondie Osiris disqualified NTT
36 2010 Osiris 3 1/2 lengths 06:10
35 2009 Blondie 1 1/2 lengths 06:10
34 2008 Osiris Easily 07:09
33 2007 Osiris 1 length NTT
32 2006 Osiris 2 1/2 lengths 05:54
31 2005 Osiris 1 3/4 lengths 06:41
30 2004 Osiris 1/2 length 06:16
29 2003 Osiris 2 lengths 06:16
28 2002 Osiris 2 1/2 lengths 06:09
27 2001 Osiris Easily 07:32
26 2000 Blondie 1 3/4 lengths 06:27
25 1999 Osiris 1 3/4 lengths 06:09
24 1998 Blondie 4 lengths 06:32
23 1997 Blondie 1/4 length 06:36
22 1996 Blondie 5 lengths 06:33
21 1995 Blondie 1 length 06:08
20 1994 Blondie Canvas 06:22
19 1993 Blondie 1 1/2 lengths 06:22
18 1992 Blondie 3 1/2 lengths 06:32
17 1991 Blondie 2 3/4 lengths 07:36
16 1990 Blondie 1 1/4 lengths 07:34
15 1989 Osiris 1 length 06:33
14 1988 Osiris NTT
13 1987 Blondie NTT
12 1986 Blondie NTT
11 1985 Osiris NTT
10 1984 Osiris NTT
9 1983 Osiris NTT
8 1982 Blondie NTT
7 1981 Osiris NTT
6 1980 Blondie NTT
5 1979 Blondie NTT
4 1978 Blondie NTT
3 1977 Blondie NTT
2 1976 Blondie NTT
1 1975 Blondie NTT
* First women's reserve race on Tideway