The Boat Race 2025

The Boat Race 2025
Date	13 April 2025
Men's race
Winner	Cambridge
Winning time	16 minutes 56 seconds
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford)	88–81
Umpire	Sarah Winckless
Women's race
Winner	Cambridge
Winning time	19 minutes 24 seconds
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford)	49–30
Umpire	Matthew Pinsent
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The Boat Race 2025 was a series of side-by-side rowing races in London which took place on 13 April 2025.

Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, usually along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames, known as the Tideway, in south-west London. This was the 79th women's race and the 170th men's race. As with the previous year, Cambridge won both the men's and women's races.

Background

The Championship Course along which the races were conducted (historic names used)

The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") ^[1] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). ^[1] First held in 1829, the race usually takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in south-west London. ^[2] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. ^{[3] [4]}

The French luxury brand Chanel took over the title sponsor for the 2025 race. ^[5] The Chanel J12 Boat Race is named after the J12 unisex watch launched by Chanel in 2000 and "inspired by the J Class 12-metre race boats from the early 20th century". ^{[6] [7]}

Crews

The crews were announced on 26 March 2025 at Battersea Power Station. ^[8]

Women

Women's crews

Seat	Cambridge		Oxford
	Name	Nationality	Name	Nationality
Bow	Katy Hempson	British	Sarah Polsom	American/British
2	Gemma King	British	Lilli Freischem	British
3	Carys Earl	British/Swiss	Tessa Haining	American/British
4	Annie Wertheimer	American	Alexia Lowe	British/French
5	Sophia Hahn	American/German	Sarah Marshall	British
6	Claire Collins	American	Annie Anezakis	Australian
7	Tash Morrice	British	Kyra Delray	British
Stroke	Samy Morton	Australian/Swedish/Mexican	Heidi Long	British
Cox	Jack Nicholas	British/South African	Daniel Orton	British

Men

Men's crews

Seat	Cambridge		Oxford
	Name	Nationality	Name	Nationality
Bow	Simon Hatcher	American	Tom Sharrock	British
2	Noam Mouelle	French	William O'Connell	Australian
3	Luke Beever	British	Felix Rawlinson	British
4	Gabriel Maher	Czech	James Doran	British/Irish
5	George Bourne	British	Tassilo von Mueller	German
6	James Robson	British	Tom Mackintosh	New Zealander
7	Luca Ferraro	British	Nick Rusher	American
Stroke	Douwe de Graaf	British/Dutch	Nicholas Kohl	Italian/German
Cox	Ollie Boyne	British	Tobias Bernard	British/French

Races

Cambridge leading the men's race just after passing Craven Cottage, Fulham

Women's

The women's race, umpired by Matthew Pinsent, ^[9] began at 13:21 BST but was temporarily halted when the Oxford crew drifted towards Cambridge and the teams' oars collided. Pinsent considered disqualifying Oxford, ^[10] but the race restarted with a one-third-length advantage to Cambridge. ^[11] Cambridge won the race with a time of 19:24.80, ^[12] beating Oxford by 7.72 seconds. ^{[10] [12]}

Men's

The men's race, umpired by Sarah Winckless, ^[9] was scheduled to commence at 14:21, but was postponed for ten minutes while debris in the river was cleared. ^{[8] [13]} Cambridge won the race with a time of 16:56.72, ^[14] beating Oxford by 16.22 seconds. ^{[10] [14]}

References

1. "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer . 6 April 2003. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
2. Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
3. "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
4. "TV and radio". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
5. Isaac-Goizé, Tina (2024-12-10). "After 114 Years, Chanel Gets Into Sports Sponsorship". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-04-14.
6. Pithers, Ellie (2025-04-04). "Why Chanel fell for the Boat Race". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
7. David, Weatherby (2024-10-22). "CHANEL and The Boat Race announce long-term partnership". The Boat Race. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
8. "World Rowing - Oxford and Cambridge announce 2025 University Boat Race Crews". World Rowing. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
9. "Boat Race 2025: BBC coverage, history, route and crew lists". BBC Sport. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
10. Jeffreys, Tom; Wilson, Jeremy (13 April 2025). "Cambridge men complete Boat Race clean sweep after women win controversial contest – reaction". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
11. "Boat Race 2025: Cambridge win men's & women's races". BBC Sport. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
12. The Boat Race (Television production). BBC. 13 April 2025. Event occurs at 1:25:25. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
13. "Cambridge University SMASH Oxford in 170th Boat Race". Oxford Mail. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
14. The Boat Race (Television production). BBC. 13 April 2025. Event occurs at 2:27:56. Retrieved 13 April 2025.