The Boat Race 2018 - as it happened: Cambridge claim clean sweep across men and women's races

Re-live all the action from Saturday's races

Oxford v Cambridge: The Boat Race in numbers

Oxford and Cambridge universities go toe to toe and oar to oar this weekend in the men and women’s annual Boat Race.

All eyes will be on the River Thames once again as the Light Blues look to seek revenge for last year’s defeat and overturn their rivals’ recent dominance. Oxford have won four of the past five men’s races and are close to catching Cambridge in the overall standings (82-80).

In the women’s event, Cambridge won in record time last year after Oxford’s poor start to extend their head-to-head lead to 42-30.

More than 250,000 people are expected to take to the banks of the River Thames to watch the two teams compete - making this one of the biggest spectator events of the British sporting calendar.

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When is it?

The 164th Boat Race takes place on Saturday 24 March.

What time do the races start?

The women's race gets under way at 4.31pm while the men's race starts just over an hour later at 5.32pm.

Oxford claimed victory in last year's race (Getty)

Where can I watch the Boat Race?

BBC 1 will be broadcasting both events. Live coverage starts at 3.50pm on the day.

Odds:

Oxford: 81/50

Cambridge: 2/5

Dead heat: 50/1

Key Points

• Cambridge win the women's race in 19:10 mins
• Cambridge win the men's race in 17:50 mins
• Overall standings: Cambridge Men 83-80 Oxford Men; Cambridge Women 43-30 Oxford Women

[24 March 2018 17:56 · Samuel Lovett]

Oxford, meanwhile, look devastated. My heart goes out to them. You've always got next year, lads. And the one after that.

[24 March 2018 17:58 · Samuel Lovett]

Cox Hugo Ramambason had this to say: "I was so calm, every other race I've been so nervous for. But we were so ready, so ready.

"The plan was to go out hard and win the right to win the race later on.

"It was an incredible row."

[24 March 2018 18:00 · Samuel Lovett]

This was Cambridge's second victory within the past three years but only their seventh of the millennia. They now lead overall 83-80.

[24 March 2018 18:05 · Samuel Lovett]

That's all from us, folks. Thanks for joining! We'll see you next year for another day out on the Thames!