Women's Boat Race 1984

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39th Women's Boat Race
Date24 March 1984 (1984-03-24)
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory4+12 lengths
Overall record
(CambridgeOxford)
2613

The 39th Women's Boat Race took place on 24 March 1984. 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.

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Background

The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927. [1]

Race

Cambridge won by four and a half lengths. [2]

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References

  1. "Women's Boat Race Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press . 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
  2. Railton, Jim (26 March 1984). "National squad triumph". The Times . p. 19.