Women's Boat Race 1981 Explained

36th Women's Boat Race
Winner:	Oxford
Margin:	1 second
Winning Time:	6 minutes 12 seconds
Overall:	23 - 13
Prevseason:	1980
Nextseason:	1982

The 36th Women's Boat Race took place on 29 March 1981. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held as part of the Henley Boat Races along a two-kilometre course.

Background

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

Race

Oxford won by one second.^[2]

See also

• The Boat Race 1981

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Women's Boat Race  - Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets. . 16 March 1927 . 5 .
2. News: Small boat men put "heavies" in their place . Jim . Railton . 30 March 1981 . 6. The Times.