Women's Boat Race 1981

36th Women's Boat Race
36th Women's Boat Race
Date	29 March 1981
Winner	Oxford
Margin of victory	1 second
Winning time	6 minutes 12 seconds
Overall record ; (Cambridge–Oxford)	23–13
← 1980	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]

References[]

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

External links[]

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[wdp-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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Background[]

Race[]

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References[]

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