Boat Race photos

Boat Race photos

1 of 8 A aerial view of the Thames and part of the route of the Boat Race as the build up gets under way

2 of 8 The crowds gather on the banks in the breezy conditions to watch the universities' reserve crews begin their race

3 of 8 Cambridge reserve boat Goldie wins the second eights' race by a comfortable three and a half lengths

4 of 8 The crews close in on the Chiswick Bridge finish line with Oxford (right) struggling to hold on to a narrow lead

5 of 8 It's an anxious time for the exhausted crews as they wait for the adjudicator's verdict on who won the race

6 of 8 A Cambridge oarsman is dejected when it's announced that Oxford are the winners by the narrowest of margins

7 of 8 Oxford cox Acer Nethercott is thrown into the Thames by a delighted Oxford crew who win the 149th Boat Race by one foot

8 of 8 Oxford president Matt Smith lifts the trophy, celebrating Oxford's second consecutive win and 71st in the history of the race