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Women's Boat Race 1983

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38th Women's Boat Race
Date26 March 1983 (1983-03-26)
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory11 seconds
Winning time6 minutes 29 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
25–13

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

References

  1. ^ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Railton, Jim (28 March 1983). "Cambridge double at Henley". The Times. p. 19.