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04th November 2025

Subscribe to our mailing list by midnight on 30 November 2025 and we'll enter you in a prize draw for a £50 voucher to spend in our online shop.

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Something Bigger Than You: The Boat Race

31st October 2025

Architecture student and Cambridge triallist from Germany, Alexander Finger, tells us why The Boat Race is so special.

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The Boat Race: Record Breakers

10th October 2025

The biggest margin, the smallest margin; the record breakers and the winning streaks: get under the skin of Boat Race records.

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Rivalry Renewed at The Presidents’ Challenge ahead of The CHANEL J12 Boat Race 2026

01st October 2025

At the historic Presidents’ Challenge event, at which the losing crew from the previous year’s Boat Race formally challenges the winning crew to a race, the starting gun has been fired on London’s Party By The River in the spring.

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Channel 4 and The Boat Race announce a multi-year broadcast agreement

Channel 4 has today announced they have secured the broadcast rights to The Boat Race, in a multi-year agreement. At the historic Presidents’ Challenge event held at Somerset House, at which the losing crew from the previous year’s Boat Race formally challenges the winning crew to a race, Channel 4 will be welcomed as the new home of The Boat Race.

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Statement from OUBC and CUBC

29th September 2025

Following the 2025 season where certain student athlete eligibility issues were raised, CUBC and OUBC have confirmed that for the coming season they will accept and abide by the established rules constituted by the 'Joint Agreement' between the Clubs.

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What is the Presidents’ Challenge?

16th September 2025

What is the purpose of the Presidents' Challenge?

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Remembering Chas Newens

11th September 2025

We remember the life of Chas Newens, an integral part of the Boat Race community.

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What’s the point in cities hosting major events?

14th August 2025

Iain Edmondson has had a career in legacies: making sure major events have clear and specific benefits that flow to host cities. He's now joined the Boat Race board to help us do a better job of hosting 'London's Party By The River'. Ever been curious about how these benefits are calculated? Read on.

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Kyra Delray: weddings and data science

28th July 2025

The student-athletes contesting one of the world's oldest sporting rivalries were back to work after The Boat Race. We caught up with Oxford's Kyra Delray, who also found time to get married.

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