Do you have to study at Oxford or Cambridge to take part in Boat Race 2025?
THE yearly Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge has become a British institution.
First held in 1829, it has been an annual event since way back in 1856 and attracts 250,000 people to watch from the banks of the Thames each year.
Do you have to study at Oxford or Cambridge to participate in the Boat Race?
Each team consists of eight rowers and a cox who will race over a 4.2-mile stretch of the Thames.
As of 2024, Cambridge have won the race 87 times and Oxford 81 times, with one dead heat.
And the rules dictate that every competitor must be a student at their respective University - with neither offering sport scholarships without the student being up to the necessary academic standards.
Boat Race 2025 crews
Here are both sets of crews for the big race on Sunday.
Oxford:
- Tom Sharrock (Bow)
- William O'Connell
- Felix Rawlinson
- James Doran
- Tassilo von Mueller
- Tom Mackintosh
- Nick Rusher
- Nicholas Kohl (Stroke)
- Tobias Bernard (Cox)
Cambridge:
- Luca Ferraro (Bow)
- Noam Mouelle
- Luke Beever
- Gabriel Mahler
- George Bourne
- James Robson
- Simon Hatcher
- Douwe de Graaf (Stroke)
- Ollie Boyne (Cox)
The Boat Race 2025
THE Boat Race is back for yet another huge meeting between rivals Oxford and Cambridge.
The Light Blues of Cambridge University have been in dominant form in recent years but have been hit with huge controversy in the build-up to this year's race - with FOUR rowers banned from competing after Oxford complained about their eligibility.
INFORMATION
- When is the Boat Race 2025?
- What is the Championship Course?
- Who has won the most Boat Races in history?
- What happens if one of the boats sink?
- What happens if there's a dead heat?
- Do you have to study at Oxford or Cambridge to take part?
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