Women's Boat Race 1936

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6th Women's Boat Race
Date 29 February 1936
Winner Oxford
Margin of victory 1/2 length
Winning time 2 minutes 15 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
2–4

The 6th Women's Boat Race took place on 29 February 1936. 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]

Crews

Cambridge were represented by Newnham while Oxford saw a mix of St Hugh's and Oxford Home-Students.[2]

Seat Cambridge
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Oxford
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Name College Name College
Bow S. Edmonds Newnham G. Stather-Hunt St Hugh's
2 J. Hymans Newnham E. Johnstone Oxford Home-Students
3 W. Shaw Newnham M. Beale Oxford Home-Students
4 P. Colling Newnham B. George Oxford Home-Students
5 H. Guest Newnham M. Lovegrove Oxford Home-Students
6 N. Demery Newnham P. Dolby Oxford Home-Students
7 J. Strothers Newnham P. Walker Oxford Home-Students
Stroke B. Poole Newnham L. Dillon Oxford Home-Students
Cox M. Pearce Newnham R. Weaver St Hugh's
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Race

The race took place between Godstow and Binsey along the Upper River Thames.[2]

The contest was won by Oxford, with the victory taking the overall record in the competition to 4–2 in their favour.[3]

See also

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