The Great Race (rowing)
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- For the 1965 film, see The Great Race.
- For the annual antique car rally partially inspired by this movie, see Great Race.
The Great Race is an annual rowing race between the men's eight from the University of Waikato, New Zealand and the men's eight alternating each year between the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge (both of the United Kingdom). The race is held over a five kilometre stretch of the Waikato River in Hamilton, New Zealand.
The race was the creation of British politician Bryan Gould, who was a former vice-chancellor of the University of Waikato and a graduate of the University of Oxford.
The first race was held on September 1, 2002 where the University of Waikato crew lead from the start and won by many boat lengths over the Cambridge University crew.
For the second race, held on September 7, 2003, the Oxford crew got out to an early lead of two boat lengths by the first bridge. By half way, the Waikato crew had caught up and powered home to win the race by two boat lengths.
[edit] Results
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | University of Waikato | University of Cambridge |
| 2003 | University of Waikato | University of Oxford |
| 2004 | University of Cambridge | University of Waikato |
| 2005 | University of Waikato | University of Washington |
| 2006 | University of Waikato | University of Cambridge |
