Women's Boat Race 1941 Explained

9th Women's Boat Race
Winner:	Oxford
Margin:	6 seconds
Overall:	2–7
Date:	8 March 1941
Prevseason:	1939
Nextseason:	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.

Race

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

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Women's Boat Race  - Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets. . 16 March 1927 . 5 .
2. News: Rowing . . 6 . 13 March 1941.
3. Web site: Boat Race – Results. The Boat Race Company Limited . 18 April 2015.