NewsgalleryCrowds line Thames to watch Boat RaceCrowds line Thames to watch Boat RaceBookmarkShareNewsByRobert Cumber14:02, 28 MAR 2016Updated14:40, 28 MAR 2016Spectators line the Thames for the best view of the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)1 of 17Crowds look on as Oxford and Cambridge battle it out in the Boat Race (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)2 of 17Spectators lined bridges along the route to watch the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)3 of 17Cox Ian Middleton is thrown into the Thames by members of the victorious Cambridge crew at the end of the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) (Image: 2016 Getty Images)4 of 17Spectators take to the rooftop to watch the Boat Race (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)5 of 17Oxford's women power to victory in the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)6 of 17Cambridge men's crew celebrate their victory in the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)7 of 17The Oxford crew celebrate after winning the women's Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)8 of 17Oxford's women lead the Cambridge crew as they pass under Hammersmith Bridge during the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) (Image: Getty Images)9 of 17Spectators take to the rooftop to watch the Boat Race (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)10 of 17Crowds watch the Boat Race along the route, which was decorated with blue balloons (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)11 of 17Rowing clubs along the route provided good vantage points for the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)12 of 17Morris Dancers entertain the crowds prior to the Boat Race (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)13 of 17The best viewing points were atop someone's shoulders (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)14 of 17The Cambridge boat takes on water in the rough conditions during the women's Boat Race (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)15 of 17Cambridge pull clear of Oxford at Hammersmith Bridge during the men's Boat Race (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)16 of 17The women's crews compete in the Boat Race (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)17 of 17