Ellie Pithers

2 months ago | t.ly | Ellie Pithers

Like any British institution, the Boat Race is steeped in peculiarity. Established between Oxford and Cambridge universities in 1829, the premise is simple: every spring, two crews of eight row four miles and 374 yards upstream from Putney Bridge to Mortlake. The first to finish wins. The “private” match between the UK’s two oldest and most rivalrous universities is watched by 200,000 spectators lining the Tideway course, with a global audience of around 100mn.

2 months ago | ft.com | Ellie Pithers

Like any British institution, the Boat Race is steeped in peculiarity.

2 months ago | ft.com | Jo Ellison |Ellie Pithers |Sara Semic |Inès Cross

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Mar 3, 2025 | ft.com | Ellie Pithers

In another life, Dr Giulio Borbon would have been an architect.

Feb 15, 2025 | vogue.com | Ellie Pithers |Emma Spedding

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