Henley Boat Races

The Henley Boat Races were a series of annual rowing races between various crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

The Henley Boat Races
Contested by
CUWBC / CULRC OUWBC / OULRC / OUWLRC
Openweight Women contested 1977–2014
Lightweight Men contested 1975–2018
Lightweight Women contested 1984–2019
Lightweight Men's reserves contested 2000–2009 and 2016–2018
Lightweight Women's reserves contested 2012 and 2016–2019
Collegiate Boat Races contested 2010–2019
Course Henley Regatta course (downstream)
River Thames
Course length
  • Blue Boats: 2000 m
  • Collegiate races: 1750 m
Number of wins
CUWBC Openweights OUWBC
21 17
CULRC OULRC
28 16
CUWBC Lightweights OUWLRC
19 17
Note: Last races on 31 March 2019 at Dorney Lake
Official website
henleyboatraces.com

The event included the Lightweight Men's Boat Race from 1975 to 2018, the Women's Boat Race from 1977 to 2014, the Lightweight Women's Boat Race from 1984 to 2019, and the Collegiate Boat Races from 2010 to 2019. Between 2015 and 2020, the openweight and lightweight Varsity races previously held at Henley were relocated to the Championship Course to match the openweight men's Boat Race, at which point the Collegiate Boat Races were scrapped.

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