92nd Boat Race | |||
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Date | 30 March 1946 | ||
Winner | Oxford | ||
Margin of victory | 3 lengths | ||
Winning time | 19 minutes 54 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 48–43 | ||
Umpire | Kenneth Payne (Cambridge) | ||
Other races | |||
Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 92nd Boat Race took place on 30 March 1946. 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 London. In a race umpired by former Cambridge rower Kenneth Payne, Oxford won by three lengths in a time of 19 minutes 54 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the event to 48–43 in Cambridge's favour.