The Boat Race 2024 LIVE: Start time, route, crews and schedule as Oxford and Cambridge go head-to-head once more in iconic event
It’s that time of year again as Cambridge take on Oxford this afternoon in the 169th boat race between the two universities.
Cambridge beat their rivals in last year’s encounter after Oxford claimed victory in 2022.
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2023 was the second year that The Boat Race returned to the Thames after being disrupted by COVID in 2020 and 2021.
But things are back to normal now and teams of men and women will compete over 4.25 miles on an iconic stretch of the River Thames.
Boat Race 2024: when is it?
The boat race will take place this year on Saturday March 30.
The men’s race is scheduled to start at 3:46 p.m.
The women’s event is scheduled an hour before with reserve races sandwiched in the middle.
It will be held on the River Thames, with the championship course stretching just over four miles from Putney to Mortlake.
- 2:46 p.m. 78th women’s boat race
- 3:01 p.m. 52nd Women’s Reserve Boat Race – Osiris vs. Blondie
- 3:16 p.m. 59th Men’s Reserve Boat Race – Isis versus Goldie
- 3:46 p.m. 169th men’s boat race
Boat Race 2024: TV channel and live broadcast
All four races will be broadcast on BBC One.
Their coverage is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and will air until 4:30 p.m.
You will also be able to stream live online via BBC iPlayer on your computer, tablet or mobile device.
Boat Race 2024: teams
Oxford Women
- Sarah Marshall (bow)
- Ella Stadler (president)
- Tessa Haining
- Claire Aitken
- Julia Lindsay
- Annie Sharp
- Lucy Edmunds
- Annie Anezakis (stroke)
- Joe Gellett (helmsman)
Cambridge Women
- Gemma King (bow)
- Jo Matthew
- Claire Hole
- Jenna Armstrong (president)
- Carina Graf
- Carys Earl
- Iris Powell
- Megan Lee (stroke)
- Hannah Murphy (helmsman)
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Oxford Men
- Saxon Stacey (bow)
- Harry Glenister
- Jelmer Bennema
- James Doran
- Elias Kun
- Frederic Roper
- Leonard Jenkins
- Elliot Kemp (stroke)
- William Denegri (helmsman)
Cambridge men
- Sébastien Benzecry (arc and president)
- Noam Mouelle
- Thomas Marais
- Auguste Jean
- Kenneth Coplan
- Thomas Lynch
- Luca Ferraro
- Matte edge (line)
- Ed Bracey (helmsman)
Boat Race 2024: who has won it the most times?
Heading into this year’s boat race, the Cambridge men’s team had 86 wins to Oxford’s 82.
In the women’s race, Cambridge have won 47 times and Oxford 30.
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