Race times
13:50 – Women’s Lightweight Boat Race
14:05 – Women’s Veteran Race
14:35 – Men’s Veteran Race
14:50 – Men’s Lightweight Boat Race
The Lightweights race over the full Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. The Veterans start in Putney and finish just before Hammersmith Bridge.
The trophy presentations will take place outside Crabtree Boat Club; the Veterans’ presentations at approximately 15:30 and the Lightweights’ at approximately 17.15.
How to follow the racing
Join us at London Rowing Club or Thames Rowing Club (12-5pm) to watch the start of the Lightweight and Veteran Boat Races. Both clubs’ balconies provide an elevated vantage point and you will also be able to enjoy:
- A private livestream of the whole of each Lightweight Boat Race
- Free tea and coffee
- Cash bar.
Tickets cost £10. There are two venues in order to accommodate the number of supporters expected. Both Oxford and Cambridge supporters will be at both venues. Please note that your ticket is for one venue only; it will not be possible to enter the other club with your ticket.
Tickets for both venues have now SOLD OUT.
Remember you can also watch the racing from the riverbank and the bridges! Check the course map here for information.
Sign up for the Lightweight Boat Race live audio
We’ll be broadcasting live audio commentary of both the Women’s and Men’s Lightweight Boat Races starting at 13:40. Sign up here >>
You can also listen back later.
The Lightweight Boat Race on YouTube
Coverage of both Lightweight Boat Races will be published on The Boat Race YouTube channel by noon on 6 April 2026 so you can watch back at any time.
About the Lightweight Boat Race
Lightweight rowing is a category of racing with limits on the weight of individuals and the overall crew. For women, the maximum weight for an individual is 59kg. For men the maximum individual weight is 72.5kg, with the crew average being no more than 70kg.
About the Veteran Boat Race
The Veteran Boat Race is for graduates of Oxford and Cambridge Universities who are at least 35 (men) or 33 (women) years old on the day of the race; this does not apply to coxes. Crews must have an average age of at least 42 in whole years.
The winners of the Veteran Boat Race will be presented with the Senior Cup, which was inaugurated in 2025 in memory of Tim Senior, Chair of The Boat Race Company Limited, who died suddenly in 2023.