The Boat Race: A British tradition that stems back 185 years as Oxford and Cambridge Universities annually battle it out for the bragging rights

185 years of rivalry and counting,The Boat race has become synonymous with British tradition and excellence. Men and Women Boat clubs from Cambridge and Oxford University go all out to claim the bragging rights for that year, The race first broadcasted in 1895, with a one minute still shot which made it the first film to be commercially screened in the UK, outside of London. Local TV Sport spoke to Olympic rower Karen Bennett to find out more.