| The Lightweight Boat Races | |
| Contested by | |
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| CUBC (formerly CULRC / CUWBC) |
OULRC / OUWLRC |
| Lightweight Men | contested since 1975[1] |
| Lightweight Women | contested since 1984[1] |
| Lightweight Men's reserves | contested 2000–2009 and 2016–onwards[1] |
| Lightweight Women's reserves | contested 2012 and 2016–2023 |
| Course | The Championship Course[2] Formerly Henley Regatta course (downstream)[3] |
| Course length | 4.2 miles (6.8 km)[2] |
| Number of wins[4] | |
| CUBC Men | OULRC |
| 31 | 19 |
| CUBC Women | OUWLRC |
| 24 | 17 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The Lightweight Boat Races are a series of annual rowing races between men's and women's lightweight crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
The first men's race took place in 1975, being joined by the women's race in 1984. Both races are currently held on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake, although they previously formed part of the Henley Boat Races, along with various other rowing races between the two universities, including the openweight women's Boat Race. Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues or half blues and each boat as a Blue Boat. Competitors at the events have gone on to compete at international and Olympic levels.
- ^ a b c "History". Henley Boat Races. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b "The Lightweight Boat Races". Lightweight Boat Races. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Henley Boat Races - Course Map". Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Results". Henley Boat Races. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.