{"id":1976,"date":"2026-02-17T11:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:05:54","slug":"4-april-2026-yes-its-the-boat-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/4-april-2026-yes-its-the-boat-races\/","title":{"rendered":"4 April 2026: The Boat Races!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FABULOUS NEWS LADIES: The Oxford Women&#8217;s Team won!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again we were so fortunate as to be invited to watch the Boat Races together with Camsoc in front of the multiplex home cinema at the home of Laurent and Cathy Frideres.  There was a good group from both Oxford and Cambridge and we are grateful to the Frideres for their wonderful hospitality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The procedure was the same as last year, with punters encouraged to bring cakes or other goodies &#8211; and this we did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>4 April 2026<br><strong>Tim<\/strong>ings: <br>Cathy and Laurent welcomed us from 14:30. The television coverage, this year on Channel 4, started at 14:30 CET with the first Race, the 80th Women\u2019s Race scheduled to start at 15:21. AND WE WON!!!  Sadly, the dark blue men will have to do a few more push-ups before the next race, but we are still so proud of them! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-1-1024x538.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2155\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-1-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-1-300x157.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-1-768x403.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-1-1536x806.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-1-1200x630.jpeg 1200w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-1.jpeg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-4-1024x635.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2158\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-4-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-4-300x186.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-4-768x476.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-4-1200x744.jpeg 1200w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-4.jpeg 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-3-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-2-1-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-2-1-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-2-1-300x199.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-2-1-768x508.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-2-1-1200x794.jpeg 1200w, http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Boat-Races-2-1.jpeg 1219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Boat-Races-Saturday-4-April-2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Boat Races, Saturday 4 April, 2026.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9683e341-6d9f-4cc2-b001-70a851f0e1a6\" href=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Boat-Races-Saturday-4-April-2026.pdf\">Boat Races, Saturday 4 April, 2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Boat-Races-Saturday-4-April-2026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9683e341-6d9f-4cc2-b001-70a851f0e1a6\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FABULOUS NEWS LADIES: The Oxford Women&#8217;s Team won!! Once again we were so fortunate as to be invited to watch the Boat Races together with Camsoc in front of the multiplex home cinema at the home of Laurent and Cathy Frideres. 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