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Who won the Women’s Boat Race 2018 between Oxford and Cambridge university?

Cambridge keep hold of the title and beat Oxford for a second year in a row after last year's record breaking race

CAMBRIDGE have secured a second consecutive win in the women's boat race.

They took on Oxford before the men's race, only the third time in the history of the race that both have raced on the same day.

 Cambridge cox Sophie Shapter (left) is well known for favouring hand signals over shouting instructions
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Cambridge cox Sophie Shapter (left) is well known for favouring hand signals over shouting instructionsCredit: PA:Press Association

Cambridge won by a huge margin and a winning time of 19.10 minutes.

When is the Women's Boat Race?

THE 2018 races have been branded as "The Boat Race" consisting of both the men's and women's events. 

The races will take place on Saturday, March 24.

The coin toss for the women's race will be at 2.41pm with the race starting at 4.31pm.

Which channel is it on and can I live stream it?

THE Boat Race will be shown live on the BBC, with coverage starting from 3.50pm. 

You can stream this live in the UK on the BBC iPlayer as well as look for red button coverage.

 Oxfords cox Jessica Buck is taking the seat for the first time as they look to put last year's disappointment behind them
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Oxfords cox Jessica Buck is taking the seat for the first time as they look to put last year's disappointment behind themCredit: PA:Press Association

Who are the crews?

BOTH the Oxford and Cambridge crews have women who are returning to the race for a second year. 

Alice Roberts is the only returning blue but Cambridge have four members returning from their winning crew last year.

Oxford: Women: Renee Koolschijn, Katherine Erickson, Juliette Perry, Alice Roberts, Morgan McGovern, Sara Kushma, Abigail Killen, Beth Bridgman, Jessica Buck (cox).

Cambridge: Tricia Smith, Imogen Grant, Kelsey Barolak, Thea Zabell, Paula Wesselman, Alice White, Myriam Goudet-Boukhatmi, Olivia Coffey, Sophie Shapter (cox).

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