You get two long, thin, canoe-type structures, stick nine people in them and then row along the River Thames ... vacation.” Oxford won the first race in June 1829 at Henley-on-Thames and in ...

THE Boat Race returns for the 170th time this weekend - and fans will be preparing to take their place on the banks of the River Thames. The famous old race between Oxford and Cambridge ...

The Boat Race is an annual contest between Oxford and Cambridge Universities ... men's races Sir Steve Redgrave has spoken out over the River Thames water quality Sir Steve Redgrave has raised ...

ROWING legend Sir Steve Redgrave believes the water quality in the River Thames is a ... The annual spectacle between Oxford and Cambridge universities on the Thames takes place on April 13.

The 5 time Olympic rowing champion told LBC that the stretch of the river where the iconic race takes place fails ... "Our water companies have got to do the right thing," he stressed. He singled out ...

Concerns have been raised before the men’s and women’s Boat Races between Oxford University and Cambridge ... coli in the River Thames. The Boat Race, which was first staged in 1829, is ...

WinStar Farm's Elliott Walden said April 9 that River Thames came out of his third-place finish in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) fine and will be pointed to the Kentucky Derby (G1). "He came out great.

The build-up to the annual Boat Race contested by Oxford and Cambridge Universities is shrouded by fears rowers could contract E.coli thanks to the poor water quality of the River Thames.