Women's Boat Race 1939

8th Women's Boat Race
Date 11 March 1939
Winner Oxford
Margin of victory 5 lengths
Winning time 4 minutes 59 2/5 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)		 2–6
← 1937 1941 →

The 8th Women's Boat Race took place on 11 March 1939. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held on the River Thames.

Background

The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1]

Race

The race took place along a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) stretch of river between Medley Bridge and Godstow along the Upper River Thames.[2]

The contest was won by Oxford by five lengths in a time of 4 minutes 59.4 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the competition to 6–2 in their favour.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Oxford women beat Cambridge". The Times. 13 March 1939. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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