| 82nd Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 12 April 1930 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Margin of victory | 2 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 19 minutes 9 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 41–40 | ||
| Umpire | Charles Burnell (Oxford) | ||
| Other races | |||
| Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 82nd Boat Race took place on 12 April 1930. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. In a race umpired by former Oxford rower Charles Burnell, Cambridge won by two lengths in a time of 19 minutes 9 seconds. Their seventh consecutive victory, it took the overall record to 41–40 in their favour, the first time for 68 years that they held the lead in the event.