Universities primed for war on water in annual Australian Boat Race

By Daisy Dumas
October 24 2014 - 11:45pm
Sydney and Melbourne Universities rowing eights meet at Sydney University for the official weigh in ahead of Australian Boat Race this weekend.  Photo: Wolter Peeters
Sydney and Melbourne Universities rowing eights meet at Sydney University for the official weigh in ahead of Australian Boat Race this weekend. Photo: Wolter Peeters

From the air, the rowing boats move in unison like spindly legged insects. But on the choppy water, with athletes' oars slapping the wake of passing ferries, a 154-year-old rivalry dominates.

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