The Boat Race 1896

53rd Boat Race
Date28 March 1896 (1896-03-28)
WinnerOxford
Margin of victory2/5 of a length
Winning time20 minutes 1 second
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
22–30
UmpireFrank Willan
(Oxford)

The 53rd Boat Race took place on 28 March 1896. The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. In a race umpired by former rower Frank Willan, Oxford won by two-fifths of a length in a time of 20 minutes 1 second, taking the overall record in the event to 30–22 in their favour. It was their seventh consecutive victory and the narrowest winning margin since 1877.