LONDON: Cambridge men's and women's crews scored a double win over Oxford in an epic edition of the university boat race on Sunday , which was held without crowds on the River Great Ouse in the flatlands of the Cambridgeshire Fen.
Umpire Sarah Winckless, the first woman to oversee the men's boat race since it began in 1829, had a busy time keeping the crews apart as each sought advantage from what little current there was on the slow-flowing river. Although Oxford pushed their way back into the race and gained a healthy overlap, the light blues were leading by half a boat length midway through the race.The Oxford women's crew, who steered an aggressive course, took an early lead but were overhauled by the Cambridge team who then made the most of their familiarity with the course to extend their advantage for a convincing win.
The only other time it was raced at Ely, where Cambridge do most of their training, was in 1944 during World War Two.
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