Race Year Winner Winning Distance Winning Time
170 2025 Cambridge 5 1/2 lengths 16:57
169 2024 Cambridge 3 1/2 lengths 18:56
168 2023 Cambridge 1 1/3 lengths 18:18
167 2022 Oxford 2 1/4 lengths 16:42
166 2021 Cambridge * See Note * See Note
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:

2021
*Ely – Not Race Records

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