The Boat Race: Tradition Upended
Leon Neal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Memo From London
Tradition Upended on the Thames
By JOHN F. BURNS
The annual Oxford-Cambridge boat race is no stranger to protests, but an Australian who swam between the crews on Saturday, above, set off a chain of chaotic events.
CAMBRIDGE WIN 2012 RACE
Cambridge win The Boat Race after one of the most eventful races in history.
http://www.theboatrace.org/
April 7th 2012 sees the 158th Boat Race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. First raced in 1829 The Boat Race is one of the oldest sporting events in the world.
Watched by thousands along the banks of The Tideway, between Putney and Mortlake in London and by millions more on TV around the world, The Boat Race is a unique sporting event. With two very strong squads of athletes, expect to see another great race this year.
Today University of Oxford and University of Cambridge compete in the annual #BoatRace, a tradition since 1829 http://ow.ly/L7cfK
沒有留言:
張貼留言
注意：只有此網誌的成員可以留言。