Women's Boat Race 1979
The 34th Women's Boat Race took place on 25 March 1979. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held as part of the Henley Boat Races along a two-kilometre course. Background The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927. Crews The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 10  st 12.75  lb (69.1 kg) per rower, more than their opponents. Oxford saw three rowers with Boat Race experience return to the crew while Cambridge's crew featured two Blues. Race Cambridge won by two lengths in a time of 5 minutes 52 seconds. See also *The Boat Race 1979 The 125th Boat Race took place on 17 March 1979. Held annually, the event is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. The 150th anniversary race was won by Oxford by length ... References External links Official website Women's Boat Race 1979 in English sport Boat March 1979 sport ...
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Women's Boat Race 1978
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