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 ==2007== 
   and anyone else:  I'm curious about the result of the 2007 race.  It shows a winning time of 4 minutes 3 seconds.  This cannot have taken place over the standard 2km straight course (unless Cambridge had an inboard motor fitted).  It also appears, from other race reports, that this year's result is not considered as the ""best ever time"" (e.g. see the 2014 race report, to whit: ""...winning by a margin of four lengths in a time of 5 minutes and 50 seconds – just six seconds outside The Women’s Boat Race record...."").  What happened in 2007?    "