Cambridge win Boat Race after restart The 158th Xchanging Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge was forced to restart after a man swimming in the Thames brought it to a halt. The crews were forced to stop between the two and three-mile marker when the man was spotted swimming in the river. The blades of the Oxford team's oars narrowly missed the swimmer and the race was halted. When the race restarted Cambridge powered to victory after Oxford suffered another setback with a broken oar.