Henley Boat Races

The Henley Boat Races
The Henley Boat Races Oxford and Cambridge
Event information
Race areaHenley Regatta course (downstream)
River Thames[1]
Dates1975–2019[3]
CompetitorsCUWBC / CULRC, OUWBC / OULRC / OUWLRC
Distance
  • Blue Boats: 2000 m[2]
  • Collegiate races: 1750 m[2]
Websitehenleyboatraces.com

The Henley Boat Races were a series of annual rowing races between various crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

The event included the Lightweight Men's Boat Race from 1975 to 2018, the Women's Boat Race from 1977 to 2014, the Lightweight Women's Boat Race from 1984 to 2019, and the Collegiate Boat Races from 2010 to 2019. Between 2015 and 2020, the openweight and lightweight Varsity races previously held at Henley were relocated to the Championship Course to match the openweight men's Boat Race, at which point the Collegiate Boat Races were scrapped.

  1. ^ "Henley Boat Races - Course Map". Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Henley Boat Races - About". Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "History". Henley Boat Races. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022.