Women's Boat Race 1981

36th Women's Boat Race
Date 29 March 1981
Winner Oxford
Margin of victory 1 second
Winning time 6 minutes 12 seconds
Overall record
(CambridgeOxford)
2313

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

References

  1. "Women's Boat Race Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5. (subscription required)
  2. Railton, Jim (30 March 1981). "Small boat men put "heavies" in their place". The Times. p. 6.

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