The Boat Race

The Boat Race

  • Photograph taken by row360 showing all the winning cambridge boat crews for the boat races 2025

The Boat Race 2025 saw a fourth clean sweep for the Light Blues on Sunday 13 April! An incredible achievement for the crews and coaches who have all worked so hard preparing for this glorious moment!

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The Boat Race 2025

Clean sweep for Cambridge. Light Blue and Dark Blue went head-to-head along the Championship Course, resulting in Tideway triumph for our incredible Cambridge boat crews!
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Oars across Oceans: Cambridge Alumni unite for The Boat Races 2025

"Once a Cantab, always a Cantab" That’s how Grace Chou and Aníbal Gonzalez of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of the Netherlands summed up their experience after joining a 2025 Cambridge Alumni Boat Race watch party. This year, 37 groups of Cantabs gathered in 34 cities across 15 countries to cheer on the Light Blues in one of the most thrilling and iconic events in the Cambridge calendar. We caught up with a few of them to hear their reflections on the day.
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Pulling Together

Pulling Together unites the Cambridge community of alumni and supporters to fuel the next generation of rowers and keep the Light Blue legacy alive.
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Boat Race YouTube Channel

Boat Race fans from all over the world can tune in and watch the race live. If the country you are in has not acquired the oversea broadcast rights, you will be able to view the race via The Boat Race YouTube Channel (pending regional restrictions).
Alumni groups

Find an alumni group

Alumni are eligible to join any of more than 300 volunteer-led alumni groups around the world.
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90 years to achieve parity

The Boat Race 2025 marks 10 years since the first Women’s Boat Race was held on the Championship Course on the same day as the men, and on television.
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The Boat Race Watch Party Packs

Download the Boat Race Watch Party pack for instant race-day fun. Decorations, quizzes, predictions – everything you need to cheer on the Light Blues!
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From the archive

As excitement builds for this year's Boat Race, we look back to 2024 when the Vice-Chancellor visited University Boat Club students and staff at their Ely training centre.
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Boat Race 2025 Merchandise

Show your Light Blue pride by purchasing from this exclusive clothing range inspired by the Boat Race. A portion of every sale directly supports Cambridge University Boat Club and its athletes.