Cambridge reach fourth straight Boat Race victoryAFP, LONDONCambridge on Saturday made it four wins in a row as they comprehensively defeated Oxford in the 171st University Boat Race on London’s River Thames. It was Cambridge’s seventh win in the past eight years of a rowing race between England’s two oldest universities first staged in 1829. Cambridge celebrate after winning the men’s race against Oxford at the University Boat Race in London on Saturday. In the preceding women’s race Oxford ended a run of eight straight defeats after getting off to a fast start in blustery and rough conditions. Victory saw Oxford’s Lilli Freischem defeat younger sister Mia, a member of the Cambridge crew.

Source: Taipei Times April 05, 2026 17:11 UTC