Photo: Newton Women Boat Race website

While Cambridge’s women in Tonic did not have a problem easily winning over their opponents in Gin, which HTBS reported on Monday, the Oxford University Women’s trial eights race was truly a battle to the finish line on the Henley course on Sunday. After the crews had crossed the line, they eagerly waited for the result from Umpire Matthew Pinsent. His verdict: Easy defeated Quick by 0.6 seconds – an amazing race.

Read more about the race here.

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