The Boat Races 2026 – live updates as Oxford face Cambridge on the Thames

Men’s and women’s race updates from 2.21pm BST
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It’s sister taking on sister: yep, Oxford’s Lilli Freischem against younger sibling Mia. Mia is doing a PhD in surgery and, as noted on the event’s official website, “hadn’t heard of the Boat Race until my sister competed in the reserve race in 2023”. Quite the flex if she goes on to beat Lilli.

Oxford: Louis Corrigan (Cox), Heidi Long (Stroke), Sarah Marshall, Esther Briz Zamorano, Kyra Delray, Julietta Camahort, Lilli Freischem, Emily Molins, Annie Anezakis