The Boat Race 1841

5th Boat Race
5th Boat Race
	The Boat Race of 1841
Date	14 April 1841
Winner	Cambridge
Margin of victory	22 lengths
Winning time	32 minutes 30 seconds
Overall record ; (Cambridge–Oxford)	4–1
Umpire	R. G. Walls (Oxford); T. S. Egan (Cambridge); Mr Antrobus (referee)
← 1840	1842 →

The 5th Boat Race took place on the River Thames on 14 April 1841. It was the fourth of the University Boat Races, a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, to be contested in London. The race was held between Westminster Bridge and Putney Bridge and was won by Cambridge, whose crew featured two pairs of brothers rowing, who defeated Oxford by a distance of 22 lengths in a time of 32 minutes and 30 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the event to 4–1 in Cambridge's favour.