(one of the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books) Captain Flint (who had dropped out of Oxford) tells Missee Lee he was in gaol once on Boat-race night. High spirits. A fancy for policemen's helmets. When Missee Lee says Camblidge won and evellybody happy he replies Not that year, ma'am. We were the happy ones that year. In the Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge the protagonist's teacher Mr Wilkins is a former Cambridge rowing blue. The 1969 film The Magic Christian features the Boat Race, as Sir Guy makes use of the Oxford crew in one of his elaborate pranks. Actor and comedian Matt Berry wrote and narrated an irreverent, alternative history of the Boat Race for the BBC in 2015. Statistics Men's race Number of wins: Cambridge, 85; Oxford, 80 (1 dead heat) Most consecutive victories: Cambridge, 13 (1924–36) Course record: Cambridge, 1998 – 16 min 19 sec; average speed Narrowest winning margin, excluding the dead heat: 1 foot (Oxford, 2003) Largest winning margin: 35 lengths (Cambridge, 1839) Reserve wins: Cambridge (Goldie), 29; Oxford (Isis), 24 Women's race Number of wins: Cambridge, 45; Oxford, 30 Course record: Cambridge, 2022 – 18 min 22 sec (faster, in different conditions, than the Cambridge men's Blue Boat in 2016 and the Oxford men's in 2014) Reserve wins: Cambridge (Blondie), 27; Oxford (Osiris), 20 Results Men's race There have been 167 official races in 192 years. Source: Women's race There have been 75 races in 94 years. See also Oxford–Cambridge rivalry The Boat Race of the North – a similar event in Northern England between Durham University and Newcastle University Harvard–Yale Regatta – A similar event in the United States between Harvard University and Yale University Scottish Boat Race – a similar event in Scotland between University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh Varsity match The Welsh Boat Race – a similar event in Wales between Swansea University and Cardiff University York and Lancaster Universities Roses Race - a boat race between University of York and Lancaster University. Notes References External links Watch the 2007 Boat Race The Boat Race course visualization on Google Earth/Maps 1829 establishments in England Annual events in London Mortlake, London Putney Recurring sporting events established in 1829 Rowing on the River Thames Regattas on the River Thames University rowing competitions in the United Kingdom