57th Boat Race | |||
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Date | 31 March 1900 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 20 lengths | ||
Winning time | 18 minutes 45 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 24–32 | ||
Umpire | Frank Willan (Oxford) | ||
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The 57th Boat Race took place on 31 March 1900. 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. Cambridge won by twenty lengths in a record-equalling time of 18 minutes 45 seconds, taking the overall record in the event to 32–24 in Oxford's favour.