Cambridge came into the race with the upper hand over Oxford after securing back-to-back victories, including 87 victories compared to their rivals’ 81

Cambridge cruised to their third straight victory over rivals Oxford in the Boat Race to complete a double win for the men’s and women’s teams on Sunday. It was a crushing defeat for Oxford as they fell behind Cambridge and lost by a huge margin, despite predictions of a tight race beforehand.

There was a delay to proceedings of around 10 minutes while officials cleared some debris from the water, further adding to the nerves and anticipation.

As the race finally started, Cambridge were warned several times to move further away from the Oxford boat before they took the initiative and never let their lead slip.

It’s estimated that Cambridge won the race by around 17 seconds, capping off a miserable day for Oxford.

It came after Cambridge won the women’s race over Oxford for an eight straight time, with both teams forced to contend with an early restart.

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Ahead of the 2025 Boat Race, Mirror Sport takes you through everything you need to know to watch the battle between the universities of Cambridge and Oxford along the Thames

On Sunday, the University of Cambridge Boat Club and the University of Oxford Boat Club will take to the icy cold Thames and row it out in the 170th edition of the historic rowing race. Last year, Cambridge whitewashed their fierce rivals in both the men’s and women’s races.

Oxford will therefore be motivated to exact some revenge and win for the first time since 2022, when the men last tasted victory. As for the women, Cambridge are currently on a seven-year win streak.

More than 300,000 people line the banks of the river in the capital for a glimpse at the two rowing giants’ battle. Here, Mirror Sport takes you through how you can do the same, either on television or in person.

What time does the Boat Race 2025 start?

While the event is known simply as ‘The Boat Race’, there are in fact four races taking place on the day. The 79th rendition of the Women’s Boat Race is scheduled to begin at 1.21pm.

Up next will be the ‘Women’s Reserve Race: Osiris vs Blondie’ at 1.36pm, which will then be closely followed by the ‘Men’s Reserve Race: Isis v Goldie’ at 1.31pm.

When those…