Cambridge won the 158th Boat Race but only after the contest was halted by a swimmer in the River Thames.
Cambridge win after man in the Thames prompts restart
Cambridge won the 158th Boat Race but only after the contest was halted by a swimmer in the River Thames.
Oxford held a slight advantage heading into the final bend when umpire John Garrett called a halt to the race after the swimmer narrowly avoided being hit by the blades from the Dark Blue boat.
The race was eventually restarted at the half-way point after a 31-minute delay.
Oxford pulled half a length clear when a clash left six man Dr Hanno Wienhausen with a broken oar.
At that point the race was effectively over and Cambridge pulled clear to win.
Umpire Garrett warned Oxford cox Zoe de Toledo to move across just before the clash.
De Toledo argued the wash in the River Thames was too strong for her to move fast enough but her appeal was rejected.
Collapsed
While the Light Blues celebrated, medics raced to treat Oxford's bowman Dr Alexander Woods, who had collapsed unconscious in the boat.
Oxford coach Sean Bowden said afterwards that Woods had "pushed himself beyond his limits" due to the "desperation" of only having six crew-mates left.
Paramedics said Woods was in a stable condition when he was taken to hospital, where he will be monitored overnight.
The swimmer who caused the race to be delayed was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and taken into custody at a west London police station while inquiries were carried out, Scotland Yard said.
