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.
Crews 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 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'sSource:
Race The race took place between Godstow and Binsey along the Upper River Thames.
The contest was won by Oxford with a margin of 1/2 a length, in a time of 2 minutes 15 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the competition to 4–2 in their favour.
See also The Boat Race 1936
References
External links Official website