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The 104th [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]] took place on 5 April 1958. Held annually, the Boat Race is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] race between crews from the Universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] along the [[River Thames]]. Cambridge won by three-and-a-half lengths in a time of 18 minutes 15 seconds.
The 104th [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]] took place on 5 April 1958. Held annually, the Boat Race is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] race between crews from the Universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] along the [[River Thames]]. Cambridge won by three-and-a-half lengths in a time of 18 minutes 15 seconds, the third-fastest winning time in history.


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 12:57, 12 January 2015

104th Boat Race
Date5 April 1958
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory3 and 1/2 lengths
Winning time18 minutes 15 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)		58–45
UmpireKenneth Payne
(Cambridge)
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The 104th Boat Race took place on 5 April 1958. 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. Cambridge won by three-and-a-half lengths in a time of 18 minutes 15 seconds, the third-fastest winning time in history.

Background

The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")[1] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").[1] First held in 1829, the race takes place on the 4.2 miles (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London.[2] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[3][4] Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1957 race by two lengths,[5] and led overall with 57 victories to Oxford's 45 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).[6]

The race was umpired for the sixth and final time by the former British Olympian Kenneth Payne who had rowed for Cambridge in the 1932 and 1934 races.[7][8]

Crews

Seat Oxford
Cambridge
File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg
Name College Weight Name College Weight
Bow G. Sorrell Christ Church 11 st 13 lb A. T. Denby Magdalene 12 st 4 lb
2 M. J. W. Hall Lincoln 12 st 5 lb J. R. Giles Emmanuel 12 st 7 lb
3 J. H. Ducker St Edmund Hall 12 st 13 lb J. A. Pitchford Christ's 13 st 10 lb
4 S. F. A. Miskin University 12 st 3 lb R. D. Carver 1st & 3rd Trinity 13 st 3 lb
5 F. D. M. Badcock Christ Church 13 st 3 lb R. B. Ritchie Corpus Christi 14 st 2 lb
6 R. Rubin Merton 14 st 8 lb P. D. Rickett 1st & 3rd Trinity 13 st 6 lb
7 J. L. Fage St Edmund Hall 12 st 13 lb D. C. Christie Pembroke 13 st 12 lb
Stroke D. C. R. Edwards Christ Church 13 st 2 lb M. B. Maltby Pembroke 12 st 9 lb
Cox J. G. Rowbotham Hertford 9 st 0 lb J. S. Sulley Selwyn 8 st 8 lb
Source:[9]
(P) – boat club president[10]

Race

Cambridge passed the finishing post three and a half lengths clear of Oxford in a time of 18 minutes 15 seconds, the third fastest winning time in the event's history.[11]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "TV and radio". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ^ Burnell, pp. 49, 74
  8. ^ "Kenneth Payne Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  9. ^ Dodd, p. 337
  10. ^ Burnell, pp. 50–51
  11. ^ "Cambridge lead all the way in Boat Race". The Times. No. 54418. 7 April 1958. p. 3.

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