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[12:19.05]The last reading.
[12:21.42]The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
[12:25.77]Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain,
[12:32.18]and there has always been a great rivalry between the two institutions.
[12:38.65]But the m...

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[12:19.05]The last reading.
[12:21.42]The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
[12:25.77]Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain,
[12:32.18]and there has always been a great rivalry between the two institutions.
[12:38.65]But the most public competition between the two is the annual Boat Race.
[12:44.87]Both universities are located near rivers,
[12:49.16]and rowing is a popular and prestigious sport.
[12:53.76]The very first race took place in 1829,
[12:58.19]when a Cambridge student challenged a school-friend studying at Oxford.
[13:04.23]Ever since, the defeated team from the previous year
[13:08.60]challenges the opposition to a rematch.
[13:12.21]The only times when no Boat Races took place
[13:15.63]were during the First and Second World Wars.
[13:20.73]The race is between two crews of eight rowers,
[13:24.83]each led by a pilot, who steers and gives commands to the rowers.
[13:31.24]Since 1836, the rowing eights have worn different shades of blue
[13:38.08]-Oxford wear dark blue and Cambridge light blue.
[13:43.80]As a result, the rowers are known as the Blues.