The Boat Race 1935

87th Boat Race
Date6 April 1935 (1935-04-06)
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory4 1/2 lengths
Winning time19 minutes 48 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
46–40
UmpireRobert Bourne
(Oxford)
Other races
Women's winnerOxford

The 87th Boat Race took place on 6 April 1935. 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. Umpired by former Oxford rower Robert Bourne, Cambridge won by four and a half lengths in a time of 19 minutes 48 seconds. The record twelfth consecutive victory took the overall record in the event to 46–40 in Cambridge's favour.