The 66th

Women's Boat Race The Women's Boat Race is an annual rowing race between Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Oxford University Women's Boat Club. First rowed in 1927, the race has taken place annually since 1964. Since the 2015 race it has been rowed on ...

took place on 27 March 2011. The race was conducted as part of the

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and took place at Henley-on-Thames. Oxford won by one length in a time of 6 minutes 24 seconds, their fourth consecutive win. The victory took the overall record in the event to 40–26 in Cambridge's favour.

Background

The

is a side-by-side rowing competition between

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(OUWBC) and the

Cambridge University Women's Boat Club Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) was the rowing club for women at the University of Cambridge. CUWBC fielded both a lightweight eight that races against Oxford at the Henley Boat Races, and two openweight eights that race at the ...

(CUWBC) that has taken place since

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. It was conducted as part of the

, on the traditional straight course at Henley-on-Thames. Oxford went into the race as champions, having won the 2010 race by four lengths, with Cambridge leading 40–25 overall. The race was sponsored by Newton Investment Management, a subsidiary of

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, for the first time. The umpire for the race was Mark Blandford-Baker,

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of Magdalen College, Oxford.

Crews

Trials for the crews were held in December 2010. Oxford's trial boats raced along the Adelaide Straight in Ely and were named ''Keep Calm'' and ''Carry On''. Oxford's crew included Natalie Redgrave, the daughter of five-time Olympic gold medallist Steve Redgrave.

Race

The winners' shield was presented by Olympic bronze medallist and former Cambridge college rower Anna Watkins.

References

External links

Official website
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Background

Crews

Race

See also

References

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