The Varsity Boat Race is an annual event between the University of Birmingham Boat Club and the University of Warwick Boat Club. The event is staged on the River Severn

River Severn

The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...

 in Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

. 2006 saw the inaugural Varsity Boat Race between these rival West Midlands

West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...

Universities. Ten races were held, with the University of Birmingham claiming overall victory by 7 races to 3.

History of the Varsity Boat Race

2006 - Birmingham win 7 - 3 overall

• Men's Senior VIII - UoB
• Men's Senior IV - UoW
• Men's Senior Single Scull - UoB
• Men's Junior IV - UoW
• Men's Novice VIII - UoB
• Men's Novice IV - UoB
• Women's Senior VIII - UoB
• Women's Senior IV - UoB
• Women's Junior IV - UoW
• Women's Novice VIII - UoB

In addition, a race was staged between a University of Birmingham alumni crew and the Birmingham men's novice VIII, which was won by the latter.

External links

• The University of Warwick Boat Club website

• The University of Warwick website

• The University of Birmingham Boat Club website

• The University Sport Birmingham website

• The University of Birmingham website