Women's Boat Race 1939
# Women's Boat Race 1939

The 8th Women's Boat Race took place on 11 March 1939. 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.

## Race

The race took place along a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) stretch of river between Medley Bridge and Godstow along the Upper River Thames.

The contest was won by Oxford by five lengths in a time of 4 minutes 59.4 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the competition to 6–2 in their favour.

