Henley Boat Races

The Lightweight Boat Races are a series of annual rowing races between men's and women's lightweight crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
The men's race first took place in 1975 and the women's race in 1984, taking place on the River Thames over the 4.2 mile Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. Previously the race was held over 2000m in Henley with the Lightweight Men moving to the tideway in 2019 and the Lightweight Women in 2020. Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues or half blues and each boat as a "Blue Boat". Competitors at the events have gone on to compete at international and olympic levels.
In addition to the lightweight races, the leading men's and women's college crews from each university race on a 1750 m course. From 1977 to 2014, Henley Boat Races hosted the Women's Boat Race and its reserve race.

History

The Henley Boat Races began as men's lightweight races in 1975 and enlarged to incorporate the Women's Boat Race and their reserve crew race from 1977 and the women's lightweight race from 1984. In 2000, the lightweight men added a race for their reserve crews, Nephthys and Granta. This fell into abeyance after 2009 as a result of Cambridge not fielding a Granta crew from 2007, giving Oxford a row over for three years. Since 2016, Nephthys and Granta have raced again, sometimes on a different date or location to the main Henley Boat Races. A women's lightweight reserve race was held in 2012 prior to race day and has taken place since 2016 on race day.
In 2015, the Women's Boat Race moved further down the River Thames to the Tideway to take place as a combined men's and women's Boat Race.
An alternative venue is used if the water conditions are very rough at Henley. The 2013 event was moved to Dorney Lake as a result of flooding on the Thames. The event was moved to Dorney Lake again in 2018 due to "adverse river conditions on the Thames at Henley" and the collegiate races were cancelled.
The races receive annual press coverage, and competitors from both Universities have gone on to compete at international and Olympic levels. Henley Boat Races takes place annually in late March or early April the week before the University Boat Races, which are held on the Championship Course on the Thames in London.

Events

Crews from the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge race side by side over a 2000 m course on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, racing downstream — the opposite direction to the Henley Royal Regatta course — and finishing halfway down Temple Island. The collegiate races take place over a shorter 1750 m course. The races typically include:

Lightweight Men's boat Race
Lightweight Women's Boat Race
Lightweight Men's Reserves
Lightweight Women's Reserves
Men's Intercollegiate Boat Race
Women's Intercollegiate Boat Race

An Alumnae race has typically also been held in recent years. The lightweight races constitute the varsity race. The first crew receive university half-blues, and is therefore more commonly known as the Lightweight Blue Boat. The reserve crew receive university colours. The intercollegiate races are between the fastest crews from the Oxford Torpids and the Cambridge Lent Bumps; Oxford selection being done by time trial and Cambridge giving right of first refusal to headship crews.
Previously, the following races have been held at Henley:

Women's Boat Race
Women's Reserves
Results

The history of the results of the races are as follows.

Lightweight Men's Boat Race

Cambridge: 28 wins
Oxford: 16 wins

Date	Winner	Time	Winning Margin	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
1975	Cambridge			-	1
1976	Oxford			1	1
1977	Oxford			2	1
1978	Cambridge			2	2
1979	Cambridge			2	3
1980	Cambridge			2	4
1981	Cambridge			2	5
1982	Cambridge			2	6
1983	Cambridge			2	7
1984	Cambridge			2	8
1985	Cambridge		6 ft	2	9
1986	Cambridge		2	2	10
1987	Cambridge	6:09		2	11
1988	Cambridge			2	12
1989	Cambridge	5:51		2	13
1990	Cambridge	6:40		2	14
1991	Cambridge	6:39		2	15
1992	Oxford	5:40		3	15
1993	Cambridge	5:39		3	16
1994	Oxford	5:35		4	16
1995	Cambridge	5:29		4	17
1996	Oxford	NRO disq		5	17
1997	Oxford	5:49	1	6	17
1998	Cambridge	5:45		6	18
1999	Oxford	5:31		7	18
2000	Cambridge	5:40	2	7	19
2001	Cambridge	6:33	4	7	20
2002	Oxford	5:21	2	8	20
2003	Oxford	5:55		9	20
2004	Oxford	5:36		10	20
2005	Oxford	5:51	3	11	20
1 April 2006	Oxford	5:18		12	20
1 April 2007	Oxford	3:44	1	13	20
23 March 2008	Oxford	6:15		14	20
22 March 2009	Cambridge	5:49	3	14	21
28 March 2010	Cambridge	5:28	2 ft	14	22
27 March 2011	Oxford	5:54	Canvas	15	22
25 March 2012	Cambridge	6:00		15	23
24 March 2013	Oxford	6:49		16	23
30 March 2014	Cambridge	5:30		16	24
5 April 2015	Cambridge	5:55	4 ft	16	25
19 March 2016	Cambridge	6:19	Easily	16	26
26 March 2017	Cambridge	6:07		16	27
18 March 2018	Cambridge	6:26		16	28
24 March 2019	Oxford	17:43		17	28
15 March 2020	Oxford	18:50		18	28

Lightweight Women's Boat Race

Cambridge: 19 wins
Oxford: 17 wins

Date	Winner	Time	Winning Margin	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
1984	Cambridge			-	1
1985	Cambridge			-	2
1986	Oxford			1	2
1987	Cambridge			1	3
1988	Cambridge			1	4
1989	Cambridge	6:37	1	1	5
1990	Cambridge	7:35		1	6
1991	Cambridge	7:48		1	7
1992	Cambridge	6:35	3	1	8
1993	Cambridge	6:18	Easily	1	9
1994	Cambridge	6:23	1 ft.	1	10
1995	Oxford	6:19	2	2	10
1996	Cambridge	6:36	Canvas	2	11
1997	Cambridge	6:37	Canvas	2	12
1998	Oxford	6:36	Canvas	3	12
1999	Oxford	6:		4	12
2000	Oxford	6:22		5	12
2001	Cambridge	7:37	3	5	13
2002	Oxford	6:06	4	6	13
2003	Oxford	6:51	2	7	13
2004	Oxford	6:08		8	13
2005	Oxford	6:55		9	13
1 April 2006	Cambridge	6:00	Canvas	9	14
1 April 2007	Oxford	4:11	1	10	14
23 March 2008	Cambridge	7:01		10	15
22 March 2009	Oxford	6:30		11	15
28 March 2010	Oxford	6:01		12	15
27 March 2011	Cambridge	6:43		12	16
25 March 2012	Oxford	6:48		13	16
24 March 2013	Oxford	7:33		14	16
29 March 2014	Oxford	6:08		15	16
5 April 2015	Cambridge	6:26	3 ft.	15	17
19 March 2016	Oxford	6:54	Canvas	16	17
26 March 2017	Cambridge	6:45	3	16	18
18 March 2018	Cambridge	7:24		16	19
30 March 2019	Oxford	6:28		17	19
15 March 2020	Cambridge	23:24	6	17	20

Lightweight Men's Reserves (Nephthys vs Granta)

Oxford: 9 wins
Cambridge: 4 wins

Date	Winner	Time	Winning Margin	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
2000	Cambridge	5:50		-	1
2001	Oxford	7		1	1
2002	Oxford	5:33	2	2	1
2003	Cambridge	6:19		2	2
2004	Oxford	5:45	Canvas	3	2
2005	Oxford	6:07		4	2
1 April 2006	Oxford	5:26	5	5	2
1 April 2007	Oxford	4:08	R/O due to no Cambridge crew. Lost to Old Boys.	6	2
23 March 2008	Oxford	6:29	R/O due to no Cambridge crew. Lost to Old Boys.	7	2
22 March 2009	Oxford	6:15	R/O due to no Cambridge crew. Beat Durham.	8	2
			Race in abeyance 2010 - 2015
13 March 2016	Cambridge	-		8	3
26 March 2017	Oxford	6:19		9	3
18 March 2018	Cambridge	7:24		9	4
22 March 2019	Oxford		1	10	4

Lightweight Women's Reserves (Tethys vs CUWBC Lightweight Reserves)

Cambridge: 4
Oxford: 1

Raced on the Friday before the main event in a 4+ in 2012, and incorporated into main race day in 2016.

Date	Winner	Time	Winning Margin	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
2012	Cambridge			-	1
19 March 2016	Cambridge	8:55		-	2
26 March 2017	Cambridge		easily	-	3
18 March 2018	Oxford	8:15	easily	1	3
30 March 2019	Cambridge			1	4
14 March 2020	Oxford		12 seconds	2	4

Men's Collegiate Boat Race

Cambridge: 7
Oxford: 2

Year	Oxford	Cambridge	Time	Verdict	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
2010	Balliol	First & Third		easily	-	1
2011	Christ Church	Caius	4:06	3	-	2
2012	Pembroke	Caius			-	3
2013	Balliol	Caius			-	4
2014	Oriel	Downing			-	5
2015	Oriel	Jesus		3	1	5
2016	Pembroke	Caius		1	2	5
2017	Oriel	Lady Margaret		4	2	6
2018	Wolfson	Lady Margaret		-	2	6
2019	Wadham	Caius			2	7

Women's Collegiate Boat Race

Cambridge: 5
Oxford: 4

Year	Oxford	Cambridge	Time	Verdict	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
2010	Worcester	Queens'		narrowly	-	1
2011	Magdalen	Pembroke	4:47.5		-	2
2012	Pembroke				1	2
2013	St John's	Downing			1	3
2014	Wadham	First & Third			2	3
2015	Green Templeton	Christ's			2	4
2016	Christ Church	Jesus		4	3	4
2017	Keble	Jesus		2	4	4
2018	Keble	Jesus		-	4	4
2019	Wadham	Newnham			4	5

Results (former races)

Women's Boat Race

The Women's Boat Race and its Reserve race became part of the Henley Boat Races in 1977. With the Women's Boat Race moving to the Tideway Championship Course and forming part of The Boat Races 2015, the race as well as the race of the reserve boats Osiris and Blondie ceased to be part of the Henley Boat Races. For the full results tables, see the main article on the Women's Boat Race.

Cambridge: 21 wins at Henley
Oxford: 17 wins at Henley

No.	Date	Winner	Time	Winning Margin	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
32	1977	Cambridge			11	21
33	1978	Cambridge			11	22
34	1979	Cambridge			11	23
35	1980	Oxford			12	23
36	1981	Oxford			13	23
37	1982	Cambridge			13	24
38	1983	Cambridge			13	25
39	1984	Cambridge			13	26
40	1985	Oxford			14	26
41	1986	Oxford			15	26
42	1987	Cambridge			15	27
43	1988	Oxford			16	27
44	1989	Cambridge	6:20	1	16	28
45	1990	Cambridge	7:17		16	29
46	1991	Oxford	7:29	3	17	29
47	1992	Cambridge	6:20		17	30
48	1993	Cambridge	6:10		17	31
49	1994	Cambridge	6:11	1	17	32
50	1995	Cambridge	6:02		17	33
51	1996	Cambridge	6:12	4	17	34
52	1997	Cambridge	6:26		17	35
53	1998	Cambridge	6:25		17	36
54	1999	Cambridge	6:01	1	17	37
55	2000	Oxford	6:18		18	37
56	2001	Cambridge	7:27	3 ft.	18	38
57	2002	Oxford	6:02		19	38
58	2003	Oxford	6:35		20	38
59	2004	Oxford	6:06	4	21	38
60	2005	Cambridge	6:27		21	39
61	1 April 2006	Oxford	5:44		22	39
62	1 April 2007	Cambridge	4:03		22	40
63	23 March 2008	Oxford	6:39		23	40
64	22 March 2009	Oxford	6:24		24	40
65	28 March 2010	Oxford	5:56	4	25	40
66	27 March 2011	Oxford	6:24	1	26	40
67	25 March 2012	Cambridge	6:38		26	41
68	24 March 2013	Oxford	7:21		27	41
69	29 March 2014	Oxford	5:50	4	28	41

Notes
- The course was shortened in 2007 due to rough water during the Henley Boat Races. It was reduced from 2000 m to less than 1500 m with the start between the Upper Thames Rowing Club and Old Blades.

Women's Reserves (Osiris vs Blondie)

Cambridge: 19 wins at Henley
Oxford: 19 wins at Henley

Date	Winner	Time	Winning Margin	Oxford Wins	Cambridge Wins
1977	Cambridge			-	5
1978	Cambridge			-	6
1979	Cambridge			-	7
1980	Cambridge			-	8
1981	Oxford			1	8
1982	Cambridge			1	9
1983	Oxford			2	9
1984	Oxford			3	9
1985	Oxford			4	9
1986	Cambridge			4	10
1987	Cambridge			4	11
1988	Oxford			5	11
1989	Oxford	6:33	1	6	11
1990	Cambridge	7:34		6	12
1991	Cambridge	7:36		6	13
1992	Cambridge	6:32		6	14
1993	Cambridge	6:22		6	15
1994	Cambridge	6:22	Canvas	6	16
1995	Cambridge	6:08	1	6	17
1996	Cambridge	6:33	5	6	18
1997	Cambridge	6:36		6	19
1998	Cambridge	6:32	4	6	20
1999	Oxford	6:09		7	20
2000	Cambridge	6:27		7	21
2001	Oxford	7:32	Easily	8	21
2002	Oxford	6:09		9	21
2003	Oxford	6:43	2	10	21
2004	Oxford	6:16		11	21
2005	Oxford	6:41		12	21
1 April 2006	Oxford	5:54		13	21
1 April 2007	Oxford	NTT	1	14	21
23 March 2008	Oxford	7:09	Easily	15	21
22 March 2009	Cambridge	6:50		15	22
28 March 2010	Oxford	6:10		16	22
27 March 2011	Cambridge	-	Disq	16	23
25 March 2012	Oxford	6:57		17	23
24 March 2013	Oxford	7:41	6	18	23
29 March 2014	Oxford	6:01.5		19	23

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