Women's Boat Race 1983 Explained

38th Women's Boat Race
Winner:	Cambridge
Margin:	11 seconds
Winning Time:	6 minutes 29 seconds
Overall:	25 - 13
Prevseason:	1982
Nextseason:	1984

The 38th Women's Boat Race took place on 26 March 1983. 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.

Background

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

Race

Cambridge won by 11 seconds.^[2]

See also

• The Boat Race 1983

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Women's Boat Race  - Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets. . 16 March 1927 . 5 .
2. News: Cambridge double at Henley . . Jim . Railton . 19 . 28 March 1983.