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A rare event on the Thames: Oxford didn't win, so Cambridge must have done then

Sunday 28 March 1993 00:02 GMT
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Cambridge celebrate success in the Boat Race yesterday by throwing cox Martin Haycock into the Thames. They won by 3 1/2 lengths after covering the course from Putney to Mortlake in 17 minutes. It was their first victory since 1986 and only their second in 18 years.

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