Cambridge sweep Oxford aside to maintain Boat Race dominance with double

Cambridge men’s crew raise arms in victory as they cross the finishing line to win the race by a huge margin. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

The Cambridge men’s coach, Rob Baker, said his athletes “100%” used the recent eligibility row as ­motivation after the light-blue crews sealed dominant victories at the Boat Race on Sunday.

The women’s boat claimed an eighth consecutive win in dramatic circumstances while the men, ­having been pushed by the Oxford crew early on, pulled away to secure a third successive victory in ­crushing fashion.