Women's Boat Race 1973 Explained

28th Women's Boat Race
Winner:Cambridge
Margin: lengths
Winning Time:4 minutes 7 seconds
Overall:18–10
Date:12 March 1973
Prevseason:1972
Nextseason:1974

The 28th Women's Boat Race took place on 12 March 1973. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held on the River Cam.

Background

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

Race

The race took place on a 12000NaN0 stretch of the River Cam between the Stop to Peter's Posts. The contest was won by Cambridge by two and a half lengths in a time of 4 minutes 7 seconds.[2] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 18 - 10 in their favour.[3] Vicky Markham of Newnham College, the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club president was thrown into the Cam in traditional celebration.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Women's Boat Race  - Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets. . 16 March 1927 . 5 .
  2. News: Nine girls in a boat beat Oxford . . Philip . Howard. 4 . 13 March 1973.
  3. Web site: Boat Race – Results. The Boat Race Company Limited . 18 April 2015.