| 145th Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 3 April 1999 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Margin of victory | 3+1⁄2 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 16 minutes 41 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 76–68 | ||
| Umpire | Mark Evans (Oxford) | ||
| Other races | |||
| Reserve winner | Goldie | ||
| Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 145th Boat Race took place on 3 April 1999. 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. Featuring the tallest rower in Boat Race history at that time, Cambridge won the race in the second-fastest time ever. It was their seventh consecutive victory in the event.
In the reserve race, Cambridge's Goldie defeated Oxford's Isis in the fastest time ever, while Cambridge won the Women's Boat Race.