Boat Race 2024 live: Results, times and updates as Cambridge secure stunning double over Oxford
Relive all the action from two thrilling boat races between Cambridge and Oxford
Cambridge produced two spectacular performances to secure a double win over Oxford in the 2024 Boat Race.
Both the men’s and women’s crews raced through to convincing wins over their old rivals on a sunny afternoon in the capital.
Much of the build-up to the races had been dominated by the condition of the water in the Thames, but once the day got underway it was the quality of the Cambridge racing that stole the show.
The women, led by cox Hannah Murphy, clawed back an early Oxford lead and roared ahead after a controversial incident in which the two boats nearly collided.
The men’s team, buoyed by a particularly inspiring shift from stroke Matt Edge, put in a similarly impressive performance, roaring to an early lead and maintaining it throughout the race to finish with a lead of three-and-a-half lengths.
Follow all the live action from the Thames in the blog below and get the latest odds and tips here.
Meet the Cambridge and Oxford crews for 2024 races
Oxford Women
Coached by Allan French
Sarah Marshall (bow)
Ella Stadler (President)
Tessa Haining
Claire Aitken
Julia Lindsay
Annie Sharp
Lucy Edmunds
Annie Anezakis (stroke)
Joe Gellett (cox)
Cambridge Women
Coached by Paddy Ryan
Gemma King (bow)
Jo Matthews
Clare Hole
Jenna Armstrong (President)
Carina Graf
Carys Earl
Iris Powell
Megan Lee (stroke)
Hannah Murphy (cox)
Boat Race rowers warned to not enter water after E coli discovery
Boat Race organisers have warned rowers to not enter the water on safety grounds after high levels of E coli bacteria were found on the River Thames course.
The new safety guidance could see the end of the traditional celebration for the winning team, where team members jump into the river and the cox gets a ducking. The 78th women’s race and 169th men’s race are still due to take place this weekend.
Last year, Cambridge men’s cox Jasper Parish was thrown into the Thames at Mortlake, as is the tradition at the end of the race. But a repeat is now unlikely after the River Action campaign group found an average of 2,869 E coli colony-forming units (CFU) per 100ml of water in 16 tests around Hammersmith Bridge.
Boat Race rowers warned to not enter water after E coli discovery
Boat Race 2024: Oxford vs Cambridge start time, TV channel and more
The men’s race was first held 195 years ago and has been an annual event since 1856, with a women’s race running on the same day and course since 2015.
There was double joy for Cambridge last year as both their male and female crew bested their Oxford University rivals over the 4.2-mile weave through London.
Indeed, Cambridge crews completed a clean sweep of all races in 2023, with their openweights, reserves and lightweights also taking victory in a feat only achieved twice before.
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