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
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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
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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 sports events in the United Kingdom
1979 in women's rowing
1979 sports events in London
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