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The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race 2026
04 April @ 2.21pm to 3.21pm
About The Boat Race 2026
The Boat Race is an annual event between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The Men’s Boat Race was first raced in 1829 and is now one of the world’s oldest and most famous amateur sporting events. The Women’s Boat Race first took place in 1927. For every student-athlete in one of the eight crews competing, being part of The Boat Race is an unrivalled educational and athletic experience.
The world-famous sporting event between the UK’s two greatest universities now spans 185 years of rivalry and The Boat Race has become synonymous with British tradition and excellence. The Boat Race has established itself as the epitome of amateur sport, raced by scholar-athletes who combine academic rigour with elite physical prowess. There is no greater occasion.
The Boat Race takes place in London on the famous Championship Course that stretches over 4.25 miles of tidal Thames in West London between Putney and Mortlake.
The Boat Race is regularly attended by over 250,000 spectators at the banks of the river and watched by many millions more on television.
2026 will see the 171st Men’s Boat Race and the 80th Women’s Boat Race.
Event information
Dates & times:
Sunday 04 April 2026
80th Women’s Boat Race – 2.21pm
Women’s Reserve Race: Osiris v Blondie – 2.36pm
Men’s Reserve Race: Isis v Goldie – 2.51pm
171st Men’s Boat Race – 3.21pm
