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The 121st Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on 29 March 1975. Cambridge won their seventh race in eight years by three-and-three-quarter lengths in a time of 19 minutes and 27 seconds. The race was umpired by former Oxford rower Christopher Davidge. In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie by nine-and-a-half lengths. Cambridge won the 30th Women's Boat Race. ==Background== The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").〔 The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1974 race by five-and-a-half lengths, with Cambridge leading overall with 67 victories to Oxford's 52 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877). The umpire for the race was Christopher Davidge,〔 who had rowed for Oxford in the 1949, 1951 and 1952 races, and was a non-rowing Oxford University Boat Club president for the 1950 race.〔Burnell, p. 97〕 The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races. The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965. It usually takes place on the Tideway, prior to the main Boat Race.〔 In the month leading up to the race, Cambridge's crew saw some significant changes, including the removal of David Sturge (who had rowed in the 1973 race) due to glandular fever. However, the Cambridge boat club president Steve Tourek was circumspect: "Cambridge might be slower than planned but still fast enough to beat Oxford."〔 On 24 March 1975, Cambridge beat Oxford's record time (set five days earlier) between Hammersmith Bridge and the Mile Post by two seconds. The following day, Oxford's coach Dan Topolski revealed that the Oxford reserve crew, Isis, had equalled the record time, downplaying Cambridge's efforts: "Shows how fast conditions really were yesterday." Cambridge coach Lou Barry remarked of his charges: "this is a fast crew".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Boat Race 1975」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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