The Boat Races 2017 television viewers, and were broadcast around the world by a variety of broadcasters. The two main races were also available for the first time as a live stream using YouTube. The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race takes place on the Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in south-west London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed
Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race children's race that takes place concurrent with the full distance. The event takes place annually on the second weekend in August and is based out of Wiarton, in Ontario, Canada. The race is a qualifying stop on Adventure Racing Ontario's points series, which is a schedule of team-based adventure sport events taking place in the province of Ontario. The race was also featured on the final episode of season 3 of the TV show Boundless. Past Long Course Winners (full distance) Suntrail Course Winners (sprint distance paddle-bike-run) <nowiki>*</nowiki>abandoned due to extreme weather Past Subaru Duathlon Winners (sprint distance paddle-bike-paddle) Past