near Ely, Cambridgeshire, between Queen Adelaide Bridge and Sandhill Bridge, Littleport.

This was
the 75th women's race and the 166th men's race, with the 2020 race having been cancelled as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Cambridge led the longstanding rivalry 84–
80 and 44–30 in the men's and women's races, respectively.
The crews were announced on 25 March 2021. It was the first time in the history of the event that
both the women's and men's races were officiated by female umpires, in Judith Packer and Sarah
Winckless respectively. The reserve races are to be held at a later date in Ely.
Cambridge's women's crew were considered strong favourites to win their race. Oxford's women's
crew took an early lead but Cambridge responded to win. Oxford's men were slight favourites to
defeat Cambridge, but failed to do so: Cambridge won the men's race by just under one length.
The Boat Race 2021 was a side-by-side rowing race that took place on 4 April 2021. The Boat
Race is contested annually between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Usually
held on the traditional Championship Course in London, the 2021 race took place on the River Great
Ouse near Ely, Cambridgeshire, between Queen Adelaide Bridge and Sandhill Bridge, Littleport.
This was the 75th women's race and the 166th men's race, with the 2020 race having been
cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Cambridge led the
longstanding rivalry 84–80 and 44–30 in the men's and women's races, respectively.
The crews were announced on 25 March 2021. It was the first time in the history of the event that
both the women's and men's races were officiated by female umpires, in Judith Packer and Sarah
Winckless respectively. The reserve races are to be held at a later date in Ely.
Cambridge's women's crew were considered strong favourites to win their race. Oxford's women's
crew took an early lead but Cambridge responded to win. Oxford's men were slight favourites to
defeat Cambridge, but failed to do so: Cambridge won the men's race by just under one length.
The Boat Race 2021 was a side-by-side rowing race that took place on 4 April 2021. The Boat
Race is contested annually between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Usually
held on the traditional Championship Course in London, the 2021 race took place on the River Great
Ouse near Ely, Cambridgeshire, between Queen Adelaide Bridge and Sandhill Bridge, Littleport.
This was the 75th women's race and the 166th men's race, with the 2020 race having been
cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Cambridge led the
longstanding rivalry 84–80 and 44–30 in the men's and women's races, respectively.
The crews were announced on 25 March 2021. It was the first time in the history of the event that
both the women's and men's races were officiated by female umpires, in Judith Packer and Sarah
Winckless respectively. The reserve races are to be held at a later date in Ely.
Cambridge's women's crew were considered strong favourites to win their race. Oxford's women's
crew took an early lead but Cambridge responded to win. Oxford's men were slight favourites to
defeat Cambridge, but failed to do so: Cambridge won the men's race by just under one length.

Background[edit]
The 2021 race (course depicted) was held on the River Great Ouse.

The Boat Race is a 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 has usually taken 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 2020 event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United
Kingdom.[3][4] For 2021, the race was held behind closed doors along a section of the River Great
Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[5][6] The organisers noted that the move to Ely was not only due to
COVID-19, but also safety concerns relating to Hammersmith Bridge.[7] It was the second time in the
event's 191-year history that the race has taken place in Ely:[8] the previous occasion was an
unofficial wartime staging of the event, which Oxford's men won by three-quarters of a length.[9] The
2021 course started at the stone marking the end of the 1944 race, and proceeded along a 4,890-
metre (5,350 yd) long course, from the Adelaide Bridge towards Littleport.[10] For 2021, only the
men's and women's races were scheduled to take place on the same day, with the women's race to
start around 3:50 p.m. and the men's race an hour later. As of March 2021, the reserves races are
yet to be scheduled.[11]
The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is followed throughout
the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[12][13] Cambridge's men went into the race as
champions, having won the 2019 race by a margin of one length,[14] and lead overall with 84 victories
to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).[15][16] Cambridge's women were also victorious
in 2019, winning by five lengths,[17][18] which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 44–
30 in their favour.[14][17]
In May 2020, the University of Cambridge's three boat clubs, Cambridge University Boat
Club, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing
Club, agreed to merge into a single club under the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) name,
with Callum Sullivan as the Men's President and Sophie Paine the Women's President.[19] Alex Bebb
is the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) president and Kaitlyn Dennis is the Oxford University
Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) president.[20] The 75th women's race was umpired by international
rowing judge Judith Packer, while the 166th men's race was officiated by Olympic bronze
medallist Sarah Winckless.[21] Both had been selected for the aborted 2020 event, and it was the first
time in the history of the event that women oversaw both main races.[21]
The main races were streamed live on YouTube.[22] They were also broadcast on television channels
in the United Kingdom (BBC One), Canada (TSN2), Israel (Sport 3), New Zealand (Sky Sport 9),
Spain (Teledeporte) and throughout most of Africa (SuperSport).[23]
The event was described as being "overshadowed" after allegation of sexual assault; the women's
crews intended to wear ribbons, to signify support for sexual assault victims.[24][25]

Coaches
Background[edit]

The 2021 race (course depicted) was held on the River Great Ouse.

The Boat Race is a 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 has usually taken 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 2020 event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United
Kingdom.[3][4] For 2021, the race was held behind closed doors along a section of the River Great
Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[5][6] The organisers noted that the move to Ely was not only due to
COVID-19, but also safety concerns relating to Hammersmith Bridge.[7] It was the second time in the
event's 191-year history that the race has taken place in Ely:[8] the previous occasion was an
unofficial wartime staging of the event, which Oxford's men won by three-quarters of a length.[9] The
2021 course started at the stone marking the end of the 1944 race, and proceeded along a 4,890-
metre (5,350 yd) long course, from the Adelaide Bridge towards Littleport.[10] For 2021, only the
men's and women's races were scheduled to take place on the same day, with the women's race to
start around 3:50 p.m. and the men's race an hour later. As of March 2021, the reserves races are
yet to be scheduled.[11]
The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is followed throughout
the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[12][13] Cambridge's men went into the race as
champions, having won the 2019 race by a margin of one length,[14] and lead overall with 84 victories
to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).[15][16] Cambridge's women were also victorious
in 2019, winning by five lengths,[17][18] which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 44–
30 in their favour.[14][17]
In May 2020, the University of Cambridge's three boat clubs, Cambridge University Boat
Club, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing
Club, agreed to merge into a single club under the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) name,
with Callum Sullivan as the Men's President and Sophie Paine the Women's President.[19] Alex Bebb
is the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) president and Kaitlyn Dennis is the Oxford University
Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) president.[20] The 75th women's race was umpired by international
rowing judge Judith Packer, while the 166th men's race was officiated by Olympic bronze
medallist Sarah Winckless.[21] Both had been selected for the aborted 2020 event, and it was the first
time in the history of the event that women oversaw both main races.[21]
The main races were streamed live on YouTube.[22] They were also broadcast on television channels
in the United Kingdom (BBC One), Canada (TSN2), Israel (Sport 3), New Zealand (Sky Sport 9),
Spain (Teledeporte) and throughout most of Africa (SuperSport).[23]
The event was described as being "overshadowed" after allegation of sexual assault; the women's
crews intended to wear ribbons, to signify support for sexual assault victims.[24][25]

Coaches
Background[edit]

The 2021 race (course depicted) was held on the River Great Ouse.

The Boat Race is a 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 has usually taken 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 2020 event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United
Kingdom.[3][4] For 2021, the race was held behind closed doors along a section of the River Great
Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[5][6] The organisers noted that the move to Ely was not only due to
COVID-19, but also safety concerns relating to Hammersmith Bridge.[7] It was the second time in the
event's 191-year history that the race has taken place in Ely:[8] the previous occasion was an
unofficial wartime staging of the event, which Oxford's men won by three-quarters of a length.[9] The
2021 course started at the stone marking the end of the 1944 race, and proceeded along a 4,890-
metre (5,350 yd) long course, from the Adelaide Bridge towards Littleport.[10] For 2021, only the
men's and women's races were scheduled to take place on the same day, with the women's race to
start around 3:50 p.m. and the men's race an hour later. As of March 2021, the reserves races are
yet to be scheduled.[11]
The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is followed throughout
the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[12][13] Cambridge's men went into the race as
champions, having won the 2019 race by a margin of one length,[14] and lead overall with 84 victories
to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).[15][16] Cambridge's women were also victorious
in 2019, winning by five lengths,[17][18] which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 44–
30 in their favour.[14][17]
In May 2020, the University of Cambridge's three boat clubs, Cambridge University Boat
Club, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing
Club, agreed to merge into a single club under the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) name,
with Callum Sullivan as the Men's President and Sophie Paine the Women's President.[19] Alex Bebb
is the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) president and Kaitlyn Dennis is the Oxford University
Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) president.[20] The 75th women's race was umpired by international
rowing judge Judith Packer, while the 166th men's race was officiated by Olympic bronze
medallist Sarah Winckless.[21] Both had been selected for the aborted 2020 event, and it was the first
time in the history of the event that women oversaw both main races.[21]
The main races were streamed live on YouTube.[22] They were also broadcast on television channels
in the United Kingdom (BBC One), Canada (TSN2), Israel (Sport 3), New Zealand (Sky Sport 9),
Spain (Teledeporte) and throughout most of Africa (SuperSport).[23]
The event was described as being "overshadowed" after allegation of sexual assault; the women's
crews intended to wear ribbons, to signify support for sexual assault victims.[24][25]

Coaches
Background[edit]
The 2021 race (course depicted) was held on the River Great Ouse.

The Boat Race is a 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 has usually taken 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 2020 event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United
Kingdom.[3][4] For 2021, the race was held behind closed doors along a section of the River Great
Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[5][6] The organisers noted that the move to Ely was not only due to
COVID-19, but also safety concerns relating to Hammersmith Bridge.[7] It was the second time in the
event's 191-year history that the race has taken place in Ely:[8] the previous occasion was an
unofficial wartime staging of the event, which Oxford's men won by three-quarters of a length.[9] The
2021 course started at the stone marking the end of the 1944 race, and proceeded along a 4,890-
metre (5,350 yd) long course, from the Adelaide Bridge towards Littleport.[10] For 2021, only the
men's and women's races were scheduled to take place on the same day, with the women's race to
start around 3:50 p.m. and the men's race an hour later. As of March 2021, the reserves races are
yet to be scheduled.[11]
The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is followed throughout
the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[12][13] Cambridge's men went into the race as
champions, having won the 2019 race by a margin of one length,[14] and lead overall with 84 victories
to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).[15][16] Cambridge's women were also victorious
in 2019, winning by five lengths,[17][18] which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 44–
30 in their favour.[14][17]
In May 2020, the University of Cambridge's three boat clubs, Cambridge University Boat
Club, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing
Club, agreed to merge into a single club under the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) name,
with Callum Sullivan as the Men's President and Sophie Paine the Women's President.[19] Alex Bebb
is the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) president and Kaitlyn Dennis is the Oxford University
Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) president.[20] The 75th women's race was umpired by international
rowing judge Judith Packer, while the 166th men's race was officiated by Olympic bronze
medallist Sarah Winckless.[21] Both had been selected for the aborted 2020 event, and it was the first
time in the history of the event that women oversaw both main races.[21]
The main races were streamed live on YouTube.[22] They were also broadcast on television channels
in the United Kingdom (BBC One), Canada (TSN2), Israel (Sport 3), New Zealand (Sky Sport 9),
Spain (Teledeporte) and throughout most of Africa (SuperSport).[23]
The event was described as being "overshadowed" after allegation of sexual assault; the women's
crews intended to wear ribbons, to signify support for sexual assault victims.[24][25]

Coaches
Background[edit]

The 2021 race (course depicted) was held on the River Great Ouse.

The Boat Race is a 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 has usually taken 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 2020 event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United
Kingdom.[3][4] For 2021, the race was held behind closed doors along a section of the River Great
Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[5][6] The organisers noted that the move to Ely was not only due to
COVID-19, but also safety concerns relating to Hammersmith Bridge.[7] It was the second time in the
event's 191-year history that the race has taken place in Ely:[8] the previous occasion was an
unofficial wartime staging of the event, which Oxford's men won by three-quarters of a length.[9] The
2021 course started at the stone marking the end of the 1944 race, and proceeded along a 4,890-
metre (5,350 yd) long course, from the Adelaide Bridge towards Littleport.[10] For 2021, only the
men's and women's races were scheduled to take place on the same day, with the women's race to
start around 3:50 p.m. and the men's race an hour later. As of March 2021, the reserves races are
yet to be scheduled.[11]
The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is followed throughout
the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[12][13] Cambridge's men went into the race as
champions, having won the 2019 race by a margin of one length,[14] and lead overall with 84 victories
to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).[15][16] Cambridge's women were also victorious
in 2019, winning by five lengths,[17][18] which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 44–
30 in their favour.[14][17]
In May 2020, the University of Cambridge's three boat clubs, Cambridge University Boat
Club, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing
Club, agreed to merge into a single club under the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) name,
with Callum Sullivan as the Men's President and Sophie Paine the Women's President.[19] Alex Bebb
is the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) president and Kaitlyn Dennis is the Oxford University
Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) president.[20] The 75th women's race was umpired by international
rowing judge Judith Packer, while the 166th men's race was officiated by Olympic bronze
medallist Sarah Winckless.[21] Both had been selected for the aborted 2020 event, and it was the first
time in the history of the event that women oversaw both main races.[21]
The main races were streamed live on YouTube.[22] They were also broadcast on television channels
in the United Kingdom (BBC One), Canada (TSN2), Israel (Sport 3), New Zealand (Sky Sport 9),
Spain (Teledeporte) and throughout most of Africa (SuperSport).[23]
The event was described as being "overshadowed" after allegation of sexual assault; the women's
crews intended to wear ribbons, to signify support for sexual assault victims.[24][25]

Coaches
Background[edit]

The 2021 race (course depicted) was held on the River Great Ouse.

The Boat Race is a 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 has usually taken 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 2020 event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United
Kingdom.[3][4] For 2021, the race was held behind closed doors along a section of the River Great
Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[5][6] The organisers noted that the move to Ely was not only due to
COVID-19, but also safety concerns relating to Hammersmith Bridge.[7] It was the second time in the
event's 191-year history that the race has taken place in Ely:[8] the previous occasion was an
unofficial wartime staging of the event, which Oxford's men won by three-quarters of a length.[9] The
2021 course started at the stone marking the end of the 1944 race, and proceeded along a 4,890-
metre (5,350 yd) long course, from the Adelaide Bridge towards Littleport.[10] For 2021, only the
men's and women's races were scheduled to take place on the same day, with the women's race to
start around 3:50 p.m. and the men's race an hour later. As of March 2021, the reserves races are
yet to be scheduled.[11]
The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; the race is followed throughout
the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[12][13] Cambridge's men went into the race as
champions, having won the 2019 race by a margin of one length,[14] and lead overall with 84 victories
to Oxford's 80 (excluding the 1877 race, a dead heat).[15][16] Cambridge's women were also victorious
in 2019, winning by five lengths,[17][18] which took the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 44–
30 in their favour.[14][17]
In May 2020, the University of Cambridge's three boat clubs, Cambridge University Boat
Club, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing
Club, agreed to merge into a single club under the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) name,
with Callum Sullivan as the Men's President and Sophie Paine the Women's President.[19] Alex Bebb
is the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) president and Kaitlyn Dennis is the Oxford University
Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) president.[20] The 75th women's race was umpired by international
rowing judge Judith Packer, while the 166th men's race was officiated by Olympic bronze
medallist Sarah Winckless.[21] Both had been selected for the aborted 2020 event, and it was the first
time in the history of the event that women oversaw both main races.[21]
The main races were streamed live on YouTube.[22] They were also broadcast on television channels
in the United Kingdom (BBC One), Canada (TSN2), Israel (Sport 3), New Zealand (Sky Sport 9),
Spain (Teledeporte) and throughout most of Africa (SuperSport).[23]
The event was described as being "overshadowed" after allegation of sexual assault; the women's
crews intended to wear ribbons, to signify support for sexual assault victims.[24][25]

Coaches