Channel Varsity Results by year

The Channel Varsity Race  is swum by a team of six , three men and three women, from each university. They swim in one hour stints until they have crossed the channel, from England to France. Due to variation in coastline of France and sea currents, any difference in time under two minutes is counted as a draw

YearWinnerCambridge TimeOxford time
2021Oxford9 hrs 58 mins9 hrs 13 mins
2018OxfordDNS9 hrs 56 mins
2016Oxford9 hrs 28 mins8 hrs 56 mins
2014Draw9 hrs9 hrs 2 mins
2012OxfordDNF8 hrs 45 mins
2010Cambridge8 hrs 51 mins9 hrs 3 mins
2008Oxford10 hrs 20 mins10 hrs
2006Cambridge10 hrs 22 mins10 hrs 48 mins
2004Cambridge8 hrs 49 mins9 hrs 13 mins
2002Oxford9 hrs 19 mins9 hrs 7 mins
2000Oxford8 hrs 25 mins8 hrs 18 mins
1998Draw9 hrs 24 mins9 hrs 24