Your Guide To The 2025 Boat Race

"I can't spot who's successful nan lead but it's either Oxford aliases Cambridge" - John Snagge, Boat Race commentator successful 1949.

Considered 1 of nan world's oldest and astir celebrated amateur sporting events, nan Boat Race captures nan celebrated rivalry betwixt nan UK's 2 oldest universities.

In nan build-up to Sunday's race, BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team return a look astatine its history, nan rivalry, who has won much and really you tin watch.

The men's title first took spot successful 1829 having been instigated by aged schoolhouse friends Charles Merivale (Cambridge) and Charles Wordsworth (Oxford).

Oxford won nan inaugural event, but location was nary effort to organise a rematch until 5 years later. The 2nd title - won by Cambridge - was yet scheduled successful 1836, and became an yearly arena from 1856.

The women's title started successful 1927, and became an yearly arena from 1964. It has been tally connected nan aforesaid time and people arsenic nan men's title since 2015.

This twelvemonth marks nan 170th title for nan men's crews and nan 79th version of nan women's race.

The only occasions charismatic races didn't return spot were during World War One and World War Two, and during nan Covid-19 pandemic successful 2020.

2025 Boat Race

Sunday, 13 April from 12:20 BST

The people is 4 miles, 374 yards (or 6.8 km) agelong and stretches betwixt Putney and Mortlake connected nan River Thames.

The existent people was first utilized successful 1845, but successful 1846, 1856 and 1863 it was tally successful nan other direction.

The 2021 title took spot connected nan Great Ouse adjacent Ely because of Covid-19 restrictions and information concerns.

Organisers person said nan Thames' h2o value is an 'ongoing concern' earlier Sunday's race.

'No emotion lost', 'the needle', and 'a 200-year-old grudge lucifer connected water' are each phrases utilized to picture nan rivalry betwixt nan 2 universities, which are collectively known arsenic Oxbridge.

This year, hostility betwixt nan sides has brewed complete nan banning of PGCE students from competing.

The norm - which has been successful spot for 12 years - excluded Olympic golden medallist Tom Ford from nan title and led to nan abandonment of a proceedings tally betwixt nan 2 clubs 4 days earlier nan main event.

The latest contention adds to a database which includes sinkings, crashes, mutinies, and nan arguable 1877 dormant heat, erstwhile nan consequence was decided successful court.

The consequence led to finishing posts being introduced nan pursuing year.

Cambridge person won nan astir men's races truthful acold - starring 87-81 - and are aiming for a 3rd successive victory.

The women's title has been won 48 times by Cambridge, who person dominated since 2017. Oxford person won 30 times.

Some celebrated names person competed down nan years.

Blackadder and House character Hugh Laurie was successful nan 1980 Cambridge crew, while historiographer Dan Snow was successful nan Oxford vessel from 1999-2001.

Olympic golden medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent rowed for nan winning Oxford unit successful 1990 and 1991.

Another grounds was surgery successful 2019, arsenic 46-year-old erstwhile Olympian James Cracknell became nan oldest personnel of a Boat Race crew.

He rowed for Cambridge, wherever he was reference Human Evolutionary Studies. Their triumph besides made him nan oldest winner.

Watch unrecorded sum of nan Boat Race connected Sunday, 13 April from 12:20 BST connected BBC One, BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport app and website.

13:21 - Women's Boat Race

13:36 - Women's Reserve Race

13:51 - Men's Reserve Race

14:21 - Men's Boat Race

Oxford: Tom Sharrock, William O'Connell, Felix Rawlinson, Jamie Doran, Tassilo von Mueller, Tom Mackintosh, Nick Rusher, Nicholas Kohl, Tobias Bernard (cox)

Cambridge: Luca Ferraro, Noam Mouelle, Luke Beever, Gabriel Mahler, George Bourne, James Robson, Simon Hatcher, Douwe de Graaf, Ollie Boyne (cox)

Umpire: Sarah Winckless

Oxford: Sarah Polson, Lilli Freischem, Tessa Haining, Alexia Lowe, Sarah Marshall, Annie Anezakis, Kyra Delray, Heidi Long, Daniel Orton (cox)

Cambridge: Katy Hempson, Gemma King, Carys Earl, Annie Wertheimer, Sophia Hahn, Claire Collins, Tash Morrice, Samantha Morton, Jack Nicholas (cox)

Umpire: Sir Matthew Pinsent