Boat Race: Man swimming between boats forces restart

7 April 2012 Last updated at 09:54 ET Help

The 158th Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge has been stopped and forced to restart after a man swimming in the Thames brought it to a halt.

The crews stopped between the two and three mile markers just after the blades of the Oxford team's oars narrowly missed the swimmer's head.

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