OXFORD University has lost out in the 164th Oxford Cambridge boat race event.

Both Oxford's men and Oxford's women's teams crossed the line behind their Cambridge rivals in the this afternoon's races.

It means the overall standings for the Oxford Women's team now stand at 43-30 to Cambridge.

For the men the overall standings are now Oxford trailing at 83-80.

The 2018 Cancer Research Boat Race is held over a six-and-a-quarter mile course from Putney to Mortlake on London's thames Tideway.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE CREWS

Men: Iain Mandale (president), Felix Drinkall, Will Cahill, Anders Weiss, Will Geffen, Benedict Aldous, Claas Mertens, Vassilis Ragoussis (stroke), Zachary Thomas Johnson (cox).

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