Oxford wins boat race against Cambridge after WWII bomb removed from Thames

Oxford won the 163rd boat race by a length and a quarter in 16 minutes, 59 seconds. The course is 4 miles, 374 yards (6.8 kilometers) long.

Oxford Men's crew, left, take the lead against Cambridge during the Men's Boat Race on the River Thames, in London, Sunday April 2, 2017. | AP 

Oxford Men's crew celebrate their victory over Cambridge after the Men's Boat Race on the River Thames, in London, Sunday April 2, 2017. | AP

Oxford Men's Michael Disanto, foreground and Olivier Siegelarr celebrate their victory after the Men's Boat Race against Cambridge, on the River Thames, in London, Sunday April 2, 2017. | AP

Cambridge Women's crew members celebrate, with Ashton Brown holding the trophy, on the podium after winning the Women's Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race on the River Thames, in London, Sunday April 2, 2017. | AP

Spectators on the riverbank close to the finish line of the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race near to Chiswick Bridge prior to the start of the Boat Race on the River Thames, in London, Sunday April 2, 2017. | AP

Oxford Men's crew in action during the Men's Boat Race on the River Thames, in London, Sunday April 2, 2017. | AP