2nd Women's Boat Race
Date16 March 1929 (1929-03-16)
WinnerCambridge
Winning time3 minutes 32 2/5 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)		1–1
← 1927 1930 →

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.

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
Name College Name College
BowE. M. FurtadoNewnhamHoddSt Hilda's
2M. HallNewnhamCollingwoodSt Hilda's
3M. W. YoungNewnhamMontgomeryOxford Home-Students
4D. A. PayneNewnhamCattleOxford Home-Students
5M. CrosseleyNewnhamFenningOxford Home-Students
6D. J. ThompsonNewnhamHammondOxford Home-Students
7G. M. WisemanNewnhamBoydSt Hilda's
StrokeM HillNewnhamFrancombeOxford Home-Students
CoxM EvansNewnhamHarrisSt Hilda's
Source:[3]

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 Oxford by 0.4 seconds.[4] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 1–1.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
  2. 1 2 "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Women's University Race". The Times. 18 March 1929. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Women's Boat Race". Yorkshire Evening Post. 16 March 1929. p. 8.(subscription required)
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