6 3 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁race ▁featured ▁the ▁heav iest ▁o ars man ▁ever ▁to ▁have ▁row ed ▁in ▁the ▁event , ▁with ▁Oxford ' s ▁Chris ▁He ath c ote ▁we igh ing ▁ 1 7   st ▁ 5   lb ▁( 1 1 4 . 5   kg ). ▁Oxford ' s ▁crew ▁were ▁also ▁older ▁and ▁more ▁experienced , ▁with ▁three ▁world ▁championship ▁bronze ▁medal ▁w inners ▁in ▁Jonathan ▁S ear le , ▁Matthew ▁P ins ent ▁and ▁Ru pert ▁Ob hol zer . ▁Three ▁of ▁Oxford ' s ▁crew ▁had ▁won ▁two ▁Bo at ▁R aces ▁each , ▁while ▁Cambridge ▁featured ▁two ▁former ▁Blues ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁none . ▁Cambridge ' s ▁co x ▁Lisa ▁Ross - Mag enty ▁had ▁won ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁women ' s ▁light weight ▁race ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁Gold ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁her ▁counter part ▁Martin ▁W att s ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁West min ster ▁School ▁and ▁" sp ent ▁hours ▁on ▁the ▁T ide way ". ▁ ▁R aces ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁were ▁under d ogs ▁for ▁the ▁race , ▁having ▁lost ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁four teen ▁Bo at ▁R aces . ▁Cambridge ▁president ▁P addy ▁Mant ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁and ▁elected ▁to ▁start ▁from ▁the ▁Sur rey ▁station . ▁A ▁minute ▁into ▁the ▁race , ▁Cambridge ▁held ▁a ▁third - of - a - length ▁advantage , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁cre ws ▁approached ▁the ▁Ful ham ▁b end , ▁Oxford