University Boat Race

29 March 2009


Official times, & unofficial records:
From To OUBC 2009 CUBC 2009 Isis 2009 Goldie 2009 Previous record time set by Year of record
University Stone Mile Post 3:34 3:34.5 3:36 3:40 3:31 Oxford
Cambridge
1978
1993
Hammersmith Bridge 6:28.9 6:28.2 6:33 6:41 6:20 Cambridge 1998
Chiswick Steps 10:17 10:19 10:33 10:44 9:56 Cambridge 1998
Barnes Bridge 14:01 14:09 14:25 14:39 13:32 Cambridge 1998
Race Finish 17:00 17:12 17:24 17:37 16:19 Cambridge 1998
Mile Post Hammersmith Bridge 2:54.9 2:53.7 2:57 3:01 2:45.5 Oxford 2002
Chiswick Steps 6:43 6:44.5 6:57 7:04 6:23 Cambridge 1998
Barnes Bridge 10:27 10:34.5 10:49 10:59 9:59 Cambridge 1998
Race Finish 13:26 13:37.5 13:48 13:57 12:46 Cambridge 1998
Hammersmith Bridge Chiswick Steps 3:48.1 3:50.8 4:00 4:03 3:36 Cambridge 1998
Barnes Bridge 7:32.1 7:40.8 7:52 7:58 7:12 Cambridge 1998
Race Finish 10:31.1 10:43.8 10:51 10:56 9:59 Cambridge 1998
Chiswick Steps Barnes Bridge 3:44 3:50 3:52 3:55 3:34 Oxford 2005
Race Finish 6:43 6:53 6:51 6:53 6:23 Cambridge 1998
Barnes Bridge Race Finish 2:59 3:03 2:59 2:58 2:47 Cambridge 1998



Page produced (belatedly) 6 Aug 09, & updated 2 Apr 10.  I hope my arithmetic is correct;  if not, please let me know.

Record times here are unofficial (& disagree with those previously given in previous years in the Boat Race official programme & in the British Rowing Almanack, but you can see whether you agree with their arithmetic or mine).
The Almanack gives 2:46.5 for Oxford 2002 from the Mile Post to Hammersmith Bridge, but this was 3:38 to 6:23.5
It gives 2:46 for Oxford 1984 from Barnes Bridge to the Finish (as did the programme), but this was 13:57 to 16:45.
The Almanack shows Chiswick Steps to Barnes Bridge as being Cambridge's 1996 time of 3:35, but Oxford in 2005 did 3:34 (10:17 to 13:51).
The programme gave 9:57 for Cambridge 1998 from the Mile Post to Barnes Bridge, but this was 3:33 to 13:32.
It gave 9:56 for Cambridge 1998 from Hammersmith Bridge to the Finish, but this was 6:20 to 16:19.

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Unofficial lists of record times in various rowing events

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