Women's Boat Race 1941

9th Women's Boat Race
9th Women's Boat Race
Date	8 March 1941
Winner	Oxford
Margin of victory	6 seconds
Overall record ; (Cambridge–Oxford)	2–7
← 1939	1942 →

The 8th Women's Boat Race took place on 8 March 1941. 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] No race took place the previous year.^[2]

Race

The contest was won by Oxford by six seconds.^[3] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 7–2 in their favour.^[2]

References

↑ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
1 2 "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
↑ "Rowing". The Times. 13 March 1941. p. 6.

External links

Official website

[wdp-1] "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)

[results-2] 1 2 "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

[3] "Rowing". The Times. 13 March 1941. p. 6.

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