Women's Boat Race 1974 Explained

29th Women's Boat Race
Winner:	Cambridge
Margin:	1/2 length
Winning Time:	4 minutes 8 seconds
Overall:	19–10
Date:	14 March 1974
Prevseason:	1973
Nextseason:	1975

The 29th Women's Boat Race took place on 14 March 1974. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held on The Isis.

Background

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

Race

The race took place on a 10000NaN0 stretch of The Isis. The contest was won by Cambridge by half a length in a time of 4 minutes 8 seconds.^[2] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 19 - 10 in their favour.^[3]

See also

• The Boat Race 1974

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Women's Boat Race  - Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets. . 16 March 1927 . 5 .
2. News: Most exciting Boat Race for a decade. . Jim . Railton. 13 . 15 March 1974.
3. Web site: Boat Race – Results. The Boat Race Company Limited . 18 April 2015.