The Boat Race 1829

1st Boat Race
1st Boat Race
	Henley Bridge, the finish of the 1st Boat Race
Date	10 June 1829
Winner	Oxford
Margin of victory	"easily"
Winning time	14 minutes 30 seconds
Overall record ; (Cambridge–Oxford)	0–1
Umpire	Cyril Page (Oxford); John Stuart Roupell (Cambridge)
	1836 →

The 1st Boat Race took place at Henley-on-Thames on 10 June 1829. The race came about following a challenge laid down to the University of Oxford by University of Cambridge "to row a match at or near London, each in an eight-oared boat during the ensuing Easter vacation".^[1] Oxford wore dark blue jerseys while Cambridge wore "white with pink waistbands".^[2] In front of a crowd estimated to be around 20,000, and according to the official record, Oxford won the race "easily" in a time of 14 minutes 30 seconds. The Boat Race became an annual fixture, and as of 2022, has been contested 167 times.

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The Boat Race 1829

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