Women's Boat Race 1936
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Date29 February 1936
WinnerOxford
Margin of victory1/2 length
Winning time2 minutes 15 seconds
| 6th Women's Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 29 February 1936 | ||
| Winner | Oxford | ||
| Margin of victory | 1/2 length | ||
| Winning time | 2 minutes 15 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 2–4 | ||
| |||
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.
The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1]
Crews
Cambridge were represented by Newnham while Oxford saw a mix of St Hugh's and Oxford Home-Students.[2]
| 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's | ||
| Source:[2] | ||||||
