| 6th Women's Boat Race | |
| Winner: | Oxford |
| Margin: | 1/2 length |
| Winning Time: | 2 minutes 15 seconds |
| Overall: | 2–4 |
| Date: | 29 February 1936 |
| Prevseason: | 1935 |
| Nextseason: | 1937 |
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.
The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1]
Cambridge were represented by Newnham while Oxford saw a mix of St Hugh's and Oxford Home-Students.
| Seat | Cambridge | Oxford | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | College | Name | College | ||||
| S. Edmonds | G. Stather-Hunt | St Hugh's | |||||
| 2 | J. Hymans | E. Johnstone | Oxford Home-Students | ||||
| 3 | W. Shaw | M. Beale | Oxford Home-Students | ||||
| 4 | P. Colling | B. George | Oxford Home-Students | ||||
| 5 | H. Guest | M. Lovegrove | Oxford Home-Students | ||||
| 6 | N. Demery | P. Dolby | Oxford Home-Students | ||||
| 7 | J. Strothers | P. Walker | Oxford Home-Students | ||||
| B. Poole | Oxford Home-Students | ||||||
| M. Pearce | R. Weaver | St Hugh's | |||||
| Source:[2] | |||||||
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]