93rd Boat Race | |||
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Date | 29 March 1947 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 10 lengths | ||
Winning time | 23 minutes 1 second | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 49–43 | ||
Umpire | D. T. Raikes (Oxford) | ||
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The 93rd Boat Race took place on 29 March 1947. 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 Oxford rower D. T. Raikes, Cambridge won by ten lengths in a time of 23 minutes 1 second, taking the overall record in the event to 49–43 in their favour.