The Boat Race 1973

119th Boat Race
Date7 April 1973
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory13 lengths
Winning time19 minutes 21 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
67–51
UmpireRonnie Howard
(Oxford)
Other races
Reserve winnerGoldie
Women's winnerCambridge

The 119th Boat Race took place on 7 April 1973. 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 Cambridge who passed the finishing post thirteen lengths ahead of Oxford, the largest winning margin since the 1955 race. Despite being pre-race favourites, Oxford's warm-up saw them take on board a large amount of water in rough conditions.

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


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