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A look at the annual historic competition between Oxford and Cambridge University.

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Boat race
The Boat Race, an historic annual competition between Cambridge and Oxford University in England was won by Cambridge in an event-filled race on Saturday [GETTY]
Published On 8 Apr 2012
The Boat race
The race, first rowed in 1829 is a British institution, attracting a large viewing audience both at home and overseas [GETTY]
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oat Race
Cambridge beat Oxford to win the 158th edition of the race last Saturday but a swimming intruder forced the umpire to halt the contest near the halfway mark with the crews racing close together [GETTY]
Boat Race intruder
A man wearing a black wetsuit was almost hit by the oars of the Oxford crew before he was hauled out of the river and arrested by police for a public order offence. He later turned out to be an Australian protesting against elitism represented by rowers from Britain’s top universities [GETTY]
Broken Oar - Boat Race
There was more drama just a minute after the restart when one of the Oxford rowers saw his blade snap off following a clash of oars between the crews of the two boats, effectively ending Oxford(***)s challenge [GETTY]
Boat Race 1912
The 6.8 km race has witnessed many dramatic incidents over the years, including in 1912 when both boats sank [GETTY]
The Boat Race
The last time the race was stopped and restarted was in 2001 following a clash of blades after just one minute [GETTY]
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Alexander Scharp
Saturday(***)s victory put Cambridge on 81 wins, five ahead of Oxford with one dead heat [GETTY]