The Boat Races 2026 – Oxford dominate Cambridge in women’s race to end losing streak

Dark Blues win for first time since 2016
Men’s race will begin at 3.21pm BST
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Cambridge women won the coin toss and they’ll start on the Surrey side.

The women’s crews are in position, side-by-side on the water. Our skipper says there has been clearance for the race to start on time, so we should be off in about five minutes. Someone alongside me in the boat, who has forgotten more about rowing than I know, says: “I really think Oxford could do it ...”