Women's Boat Race 1984

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.

39th Women's Boat Race
Date24 March 1984 (1984-03-24)
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory​4 1⁄2 lengths
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)		26–13
← 1983 1985 →

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]

gollark: You would probably maybe cope if it was done from birth, lots of brain things like this are very plastic.
gollark: I thought that was mostly the cornea? De-cornea-ed people, IIRC, can see a bit into UV.
gollark: Again, this is probably easier to do technologically.
gollark: Yes, but only for 22μs.
gollark: Any advice on making *useful* supersoldiers would be appreciated for my ~~evil world domination program~~ world optimization program™, since nobody seems to want to *elect* me as supreme world dictator for life.

See also

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.