Oxford has won the 151st edition of the Boat Race on the River Thames.

　　The crews were neck-and-neck for the first mile or so before the Dark Blues pulled away for a convincing win over Cambridge.

　　It was the third win in four years for Oxford, beaten last year in a controversial encounter following a clash of oars.

　　Cambridge lead the series with 78 wins to Oxford’s 72 with the race’s only dead heat taking place in 1877.