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This year’s Boat Race will be the 169th time that Oxford and Cambridge’s men have raced against each other and the 78th time the women’s crews have done so.
The course is the usual 4.2-mile affair from Putney to Mortlake, commonly referred to as the Championship Course. There is a coin toss before the race, to determine which team gets to pick their station: either Middlesex or Surrey.
Approximately 250,000 people will line the banks of the Thames to watch the race with many more following on television.
What date is the 2024 Boat Race?
This year’s racing is on Saturday March 30.
The date of the boat race changes every year dependent on tides, university calendars and major London events. The March 30 date is inauspicious: on that day in 1912 both boats sank and the race had to be re-run the following week. On another March 30 race, in 2002, Oxford achieved a clean sweep.
What time does the race start?
The men’s race is due to start at 3.46pm GMT. The women’s event is an hour earlier, at 2.46pm. The races between the reserve crews take place earlier in the day.
What TV channel is the Boat Race on?
BBC One will carry live coverage, which is also available to stream online on the BBC website. Coverage is broadcast in about 200 countries worldwide.
What are the crews for the 2024 Boat Race?
Oxford Women
Sarah Marshall (bow)
Ella Stadler (President)
Tessa Haining
Claire Aitken
Julia Lindsay
Annie Sharp
Lucy Edmunds
Annie Anezakis(stroke)
Joe Gellett (cox)
Coach: Allan French
Cambridge Women
Gemma King (bow)
Jo Matthews
Clare Hole
Jenna Armstrong (President)
Carina Graf
Carys Earl
Iris Powell
Megan Lee (stroke)
Hannah Murphy (cox)
Coach: Paddy Ryan
