Oxford University Boat Club is the rowing club of the University of Oxford, England, best known for competing annually against Cambridge University Boat Club in the Boat Race on the River Thames, a fixture first held in 1829 and one of the oldest continuing sporting rivalries in the world. The men's race has been rowed nearly every year since 1856, and the event, watched by large crowds along the riverbank and broadcast nationally, is one of the most recognized fixtures in British amateur sport.
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Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in 1829.
The prime constitutional aim of OUBC is to beat Cambridge University Boat Club in the annual University Boat Race and Lightweight Boat Races on the River Thames. OUBC's Openweight Men's squad currently trail Cambridge in the ser
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