Victory For Cambridge Rowers

Victory for Cambridge Rowers
On 7 April, Cambridge University beat Oxford University in the men’s and women’s Boat Races. The annual event along the River Thames in London is one of the oldest and most famous sporting occasions in the UK. The men’s team first took place in 1829, and the women’s competition began in 1927. It is contested between teams of eight students from each university, who race along a 4.2 mile (6.8 kilometer) section of the Thames between Putney and Mortlake in the south-west of the city. 
Cambridge men finished the route in 16 minutes an 57 seconds; the women recorded a time of 18 minutes and 47 seconds. Cambridge have now won the men’s event 84 times to Oxford’s 80. They also lead in the women’s race, with 44 victories to Oxford’s 30.
James Cracknell set a record by becoming the oldest competitor and oldest winner in the race. Cracknell, aged 46, is already a well-known rower after winning gold medals for Great Britain at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, and is now studying human evolution at Cambridge. After retiring from rowing in 2006, Cracknell decided to compete again and go for glory in the Boat Race.


剑桥赛艇队的胜利
4月7日，剑桥大学在男子和女子划船比赛中击败牛津大学。这个伦敦泰晤士河沿岸的年度活动是英国最古老和最著名的体育活动之一。男子组第一次比赛是在1829年，女子比赛是在1927年开始的。这场比赛由每所大学的八名学生组成的小组进行，他们沿着伦敦西南部的普特尼和莫特莱克之间4.2英里（6.8公里）的泰晤士河河段进行比赛。
剑桥大学男队以57秒16分完成了这段行程；女子记录的时间是18分47秒。剑桥大学已经84次获得男子项目的冠军，而牛津大学则是80次。剑桥也在女子比赛中领先，获胜44次，牛津30胜。
詹姆斯·克拉克内尔创造了一项记录，成为了比赛中年龄最大的对手和最年长的赢家。现年46岁的克拉克内尔在2000年和2004年奥运会上为英国赢得金牌后，已经是一名著名的赛艇运动员，目前正在剑桥大学学习人类进化。在2006年退役后，克拉克内尔决定再次参加比赛，并在赛艇比赛中获得荣誉。