the Boat Race
/ðə ˈbəʊt reɪs/
/ðə ˈbəʊt reɪs/
- a race that takes place each year on the Thames in west London, between rowing teams from Oxford University and Cambridge University. Unlike other sports contests between the two universities, it is seen as a national event and is shown on television. The first men's Boat Race was in 1829.