Women's Boat Race 1929
The 2nd Women's Boat Race took place on 16 March 1929. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held on the River Thames along a half-mile course.
| 2nd Women's Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 16 March 1929 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Winning time | 3 minutes 32 2/5 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 1–1 | ||
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Background
The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1] No race was held in 1928.[2]
Crews
Cambridge were represented by Newnham while Oxford saw a mix of St Hilda's and Oxford Home-Students.[3]
| Seat | Cambridge  |
Oxford  | ||||
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| Name | College | Name | College | |||
| Bow | E. M. Furtado | Newnham | Hodd | St Hilda's | ||
| 2 | M. Hall | Newnham | Collingwood | St Hilda's | ||
| 3 | M. W. Young | Newnham | Montgomery | Oxford Home-Students | ||
| 4 | D. A. Payne | Newnham | Cattle | Oxford Home-Students | ||
| 5 | M. Crosseley | Newnham | Fenning | Oxford Home-Students | ||
| 6 | D. J. Thompson | Newnham | Hammond | Oxford Home-Students | ||
| 7 | G. M. Wiseman | Newnham | Boyd | St Hilda's | ||
| Stroke | M Hill | Newnham | Francombe | Oxford Home-Students | ||
| Cox | M Evans | Newnham | Harris | St Hilda's | ||
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Race
The crews were forbidden from racing side-by-side, so Cambridge rowed the 0.5-mile (0.80 km) course first, followed by Oxford. The contest was won by Cambridge in a time of 3 minutes 32.4 seconds, beating Cambridge by 0.4 seconds.[4] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 1–1.[2]
See also
References
- "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
- "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "Women's University Race". The Times. 18 March 1929. p. 6.
- "Women's Boat Race". Yorkshire Evening Post. 16 March 1929. p. 8.(subscription required)
External links
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