The Boat Race 1974

120th Boat Race
Date6 April 1974
WinnerOxford
Margin of victory5+12 lengths
Winning time17 minutes 35 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
67–52
UmpireW. G. R. M. Laurie
(Cambridge)
Other races
Reserve winnerGoldie
Women's winnerCambridge

The 120th Boat Race took place on 6 April 1974. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. It was won by Oxford who passed the finishing post 5+12 lengths ahead of Cambridge, in a winning time of 17 minutes 35 seconds, the fastest in the history of the race, beating the existing record set in the 1948 race. It was umpired by Ran Laurie.

In the reserve race, Goldie beat Isis, and in the Women's Boat Race, Cambridge were victorious.


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