The 158th Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race - in pictures
Race umpire John Garrett (c), Roel Haen (l) of Oxford and Niles Garratt (r) of Cambridge at the tossPhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesThe Cambridge crew take to the waterPhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesThe crews race under the Hammersmith BridgePhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Spectators watch the Boat Race from a comfortable vantage pointPhotograph: Steven Paston/Action ImagesThe Oxford crew look on as a man swims in the water and disrupts the racePhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesTrenton Oldfield in the waterPhotograph: Paul Hackett/ReutersThe race was halted as the RNLI lead away Oldfield after he interrupted the race.Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PAOldfield is taken from the Thames on an RNLI boatPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesPolice escort Oldfield away after he swam across the Thames and forced the race to be restartedPhotograph: EPAThe crews prepare for the restart of the racePhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesUmpire John Garrett restarts the racePhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesThe crews clash, resulting in a broken blade for Dr Hanno Wienshausen of Oxford Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesThe Oxford crew fall behind after the clashPhotograph: Clive Rose/Getty ImagesCambridge celebrate after crossing the linePhotograph: Luke Macgregor/ReutersOxford rowers Roel Haen, Dan Harvey and Hanno Wienhausen, who lost his paddle, after the racePhotograph: Paul Hackett/ReutersOxford's bow, Dr Alexander Woods, collapses at the end of the racePhotograph: Peter Cziborra/Action ImagesOxford's number two, the American William Zeng, tries to revive WoodsPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesParamedics attend to Woods after he collapsed in the boat at the end of the racePhotograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty ImagesOxford's Alex Davidson is comforted after the lossPhotograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty ImagesOxford cox Zoe de Toledo at the end of the racePhotograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images
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