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The Boat Race 2022
The Boat Race 2022 was a side-by-side rowing race which took place on 3 April 2022. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, usually along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames, known as the Tideway, in south-west London. This was the 76th women's race and the 167th men's race. Cambridge led the longstanding rivalry 85–80 and 45–30 in the men's and women's races, respectively. The race returned to the Tideway after the previous year's race had taken place without spectators, on the River Great Ouse. This followed the cancellation of the 2020 race as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
The crews for both men's and women's boats were announced on 7 March 2022. The women's race was umpired by John Garrett who rowed for Cambridge University Boat Club in the Boat Race three times in the 1980s and who represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The men's race was umpired by multiple Olympic gold-medallist Matthew Pinsent who rowed three times for Oxford University Boat Club in the early 1990s before umpiring the 2013 men's race and the 2018 women's race.
The women's race was won by Cambridge with a winning margin of two and a quarter lengths in a record time on the Tideway, which took the overall record in the women's race to 46–30 to Cambridge. Oxford won the men's race an hour later by the same margin, in the third-fastest time in history, resulting in the head-to-head record being 85–81 to Cambridge. Oxford's Isis won the men's reserve race while Blondie secured victory for Cambridge in the women's reserve race.
The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race usually takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in south-west London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is broadcast worldwide. Cambridge entered the race as champions, having won the 2021 race, held on the River Great Ouse, by a margin of almost one length, and led overall with 85 victories to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).
Taking place on 5 April 2022, it was the fifth time in the history of the Boat Race that men's and women's races were held on the same day and on the same course, this time along the Championship Course on the tidal stretch of the Thames, known as the Tideway. Before 2015, the women's race, which first took place in 1927, was usually held at the Henley Boat Races along the 2,000-metre (2,200 yd) course. However, on at least two occasions in the interwar period, the women competed on the Thames between Chiswick and Kew. Cambridge's women were also victorious in 2021 on the River Great Ouse course, winning by just under a length, which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 45–30 in their favour.
The women's race was umpired by John Garrett who rowed for Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) in the Boat Race three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985. He also represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The men's race was umpired by multiple Olympic gold-medallist Matthew Pinsent, who won gold medals for Great Britain at four consecutive Olympics, between 1992 and 2004. As well as rowing for Oxford in the 1990, 1991 and 1993 races, he was assistant umpire in the 2012 race before umpiring the 2013 men's race and the 2018 women's race.
The autumn reception, at which the previous year's losing team challenges the winners to a rematch, was held on 18 November 2021. As Cambridge's women had won the previous year's race, it was Oxford's responsibility to offer the traditional challenge to Cambridge. To that end, Amelia Standing, president of Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC), challenged Bronya Sykes, her Cambridge counterpart. Cambridge's victory in the men's race meant that Martin Barakso, president of Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), offered a challenge Charlie Marcus, president of CUBC.
In October 2021, the BBC announced that they would continue to broadcast the Boat Race in the United Kingdom after agreeing a four-year extension to their existing contract.
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The Boat Race 2022
The Boat Race 2022 was a side-by-side rowing race which took place on 3 April 2022. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, usually along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames, known as the Tideway, in south-west London. This was the 76th women's race and the 167th men's race. Cambridge led the longstanding rivalry 85–80 and 45–30 in the men's and women's races, respectively. The race returned to the Tideway after the previous year's race had taken place without spectators, on the River Great Ouse. This followed the cancellation of the 2020 race as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
The crews for both men's and women's boats were announced on 7 March 2022. The women's race was umpired by John Garrett who rowed for Cambridge University Boat Club in the Boat Race three times in the 1980s and who represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The men's race was umpired by multiple Olympic gold-medallist Matthew Pinsent who rowed three times for Oxford University Boat Club in the early 1990s before umpiring the 2013 men's race and the 2018 women's race.
The women's race was won by Cambridge with a winning margin of two and a quarter lengths in a record time on the Tideway, which took the overall record in the women's race to 46–30 to Cambridge. Oxford won the men's race an hour later by the same margin, in the third-fastest time in history, resulting in the head-to-head record being 85–81 to Cambridge. Oxford's Isis won the men's reserve race while Blondie secured victory for Cambridge in the women's reserve race.
The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race usually takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in south-west London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is broadcast worldwide. Cambridge entered the race as champions, having won the 2021 race, held on the River Great Ouse, by a margin of almost one length, and led overall with 85 victories to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).
Taking place on 5 April 2022, it was the fifth time in the history of the Boat Race that men's and women's races were held on the same day and on the same course, this time along the Championship Course on the tidal stretch of the Thames, known as the Tideway. Before 2015, the women's race, which first took place in 1927, was usually held at the Henley Boat Races along the 2,000-metre (2,200 yd) course. However, on at least two occasions in the interwar period, the women competed on the Thames between Chiswick and Kew. Cambridge's women were also victorious in 2021 on the River Great Ouse course, winning by just under a length, which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 45–30 in their favour.
The women's race was umpired by John Garrett who rowed for Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) in the Boat Race three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985. He also represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The men's race was umpired by multiple Olympic gold-medallist Matthew Pinsent, who won gold medals for Great Britain at four consecutive Olympics, between 1992 and 2004. As well as rowing for Oxford in the 1990, 1991 and 1993 races, he was assistant umpire in the 2012 race before umpiring the 2013 men's race and the 2018 women's race.
The autumn reception, at which the previous year's losing team challenges the winners to a rematch, was held on 18 November 2021. As Cambridge's women had won the previous year's race, it was Oxford's responsibility to offer the traditional challenge to Cambridge. To that end, Amelia Standing, president of Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC), challenged Bronya Sykes, her Cambridge counterpart. Cambridge's victory in the men's race meant that Martin Barakso, president of Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), offered a challenge Charlie Marcus, president of CUBC.
In October 2021, the BBC announced that they would continue to broadcast the Boat Race in the United Kingdom after agreeing a four-year extension to their existing contract.
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