121st Boat Race | |||
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Date | 29 March 1975 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 3+3⁄4 lengths | ||
Winning time | 19 minutes 27 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 68–52 | ||
Umpire | Christopher Davidge (Oxford) | ||
Other races | |||
Reserve winner | Isis | ||
Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 121st Boat Race took place on 29 March 1975. 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 their seventh race in eight years by 3+3⁄4 lengths in a time of 19 minutes and 27 seconds. The race was umpired by former Oxford rower Christopher Davidge.
In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie by 9+1⁄2 lengths. Cambridge won the 30th Women's Boat Race.