The Boat Race
- Date: Sunday, 31 March
- Start time: 16:30 BST
Coverage: BBC One, BBC Sport website and mobiles 1515-1715 BST; BBC Radio 5 live 1600-1730; live text commentary online
Oxford will not gain extra motivation from the circumstances of last year's defeat when they take on Cambridge in the 159th Boat Race on Sunday.
The two boats were evenly matched when the 2012 race was interrupted after a protester swam in front of both crews.
Oxford v Cambridge
- Cambridge are chasing back-to-back wins for the first time since 1999
- For the second year running Cambridge have selected only one British oarsman
- Oxford beat a German crew earlier this month which featured the core of the eight who won Olympic gold in London
- Cambridge lost to the University of Washington on the Tideway in February, but beat Molesey in their final warm-up
- Cambridge's George Nash and Karl Hudspith of Oxford are both competing in their third Boat Race, having won one and lost one
- Oxford have named their boat after three-time Blue, Dr Acer Nethercott, who died in January from brain cancer aged 35
A clash of oars on the resumption allowed Cambridge to ease to victory.
"I want to win a Boat Race because I know how bad it is to lose a Boat Race, but I won't be dwelling on last year," said Oxford president Alex Davidson.
"I am a competitive individual. Maybe this year it has been crystallised a bit by losing last year.
"The Boat Race is very black and white in that sense. I have been on the wrong side of it once and I don't want to be again."
Royal Marines will be stationed in inflatable boats along the length of the four miles and 374 yards (6.8km) of the course on Sunday, after last year's race had to be halted when Trenton Oldfield swam into the path of the two crews.
The race was halted for over 30 minutes, and effectively ended as a competition soon after the resumption when Oxford broke a blade in a clash of oars.
"You are aware that last year was maybe one that got away so there is some extra pressure there," said Oxford coach Sean Bowden.
"There are lessons to be learned from last year, about not to assume anything. It was a set of circumstances that happened, some of it our own making.
"The perfectly prepared team should be ready for everything. By definition we should have done something different last year. I don't think revenge is part of it."
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Oxford beat a German crew earlier this month which featured the core of the eight who won Olympic gold in London, and have several factors in their favour.
The heavier crew has won eight of the last 11 races, and Oxford weighed in for this year's contest more than 2kg heavier per man at 757.6kg (excluding the cox).
Oxford have also won eight of 13 Boat Races since the turn of the century, but Cambridge coach Steve Trapmore has confidence in his eight.
"I think it is the best crew I have had in my time at Cambridge," he said ahead of his third Boat Race.
"It has been a very motivated and positively-focused group. We have got two great crews out of it for the weekend."
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