116th Boat Race | |||
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Date | 28 March 1970 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 3+1⁄2 lengths | ||
Winning time | 20 minutes 22 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 64–51 | ||
Umpire | A. Burrough (Cambridge) | ||
Other races | |||
Reserve winner | Goldie | ||
Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 116th Boat Race took place on 28 March 1970. Held annually, it 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 3+1⁄2 lengths ahead of Oxford, securing Cambridge's third consecutive victory. The race was particularly notable for the "unorthodox" steering of the Oxford cox Ashton Calvert.
In the reserve race, Goldie beat Isis, and in the Women's Boat Race, Cambridge were victorious.