The Boat Race 1938

90th Boat Race
Date2 April 1938 (1938-04-02)
WinnerOxford
Margin of victory2 lengths
Winning time20 minutes 30 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
47–42
UmpireHarold Rickett
(Cambridge)

The 90th Boat Race took place on 2 April 1938. 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. It was the first Boat Race to be televised. In a race umpired by the former Cambridge rower and coach Harold Rickett, Oxford won by two lengths in a time of 20 minutes 30 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the event to 47–42 in Cambridge's favour.