The Boat Race 1939
| 91st Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 1 April 1939 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Margin of victory | 4 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 19 minutes 3 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) |
48–42 | ||
| Umpire | William Rathbone (Oxford) |
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| Other races | |||
| Women's winner | Oxford | ||
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The 91st Boat Race took place on 1 April 1939. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. In a race umpired by the former Oxford rower William Rathbone, Cambridge won by four lengths in a time of 19 minutes 3 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the event to 48–42 in Cambridge's favour.
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and, as of 2014, broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1938 race by two lengths, with Cambridge leading overall with 47 victories to Oxford's 42 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).
Cambridge were coached by H. E. Boardman, J. N. Duckworth (three-time Blue between 1934 and 1936) and Derek Mays-Smith. Oxford's coaches were John Cherry (who rowed for the Dark Blues in the 1936, 1937 and 1938 races), Guy Oliver Nickalls (who had rowed three times between 1921 and 1923) and J. H. Philips. The race was umpired by the former Oxford rower and coach William Rathbone who had represented the Dark Blues in the 1926 and 1927 races and coached them in the 1936 and 1937 races.
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