Women's Boat Race 1975

The 30th Women's Boat Race took place on 13 March 1975. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held on the River Cam.

30th Women's Boat Race
Date	13 March 1975
Winner	Cambridge
Margin of victory	Five lengths
Winning time	4 minutes 7 seconds
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford)	20–10
← 1974 1976 →

Background

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

Crews

Cambridge's crew included five Blues while Oxford saw three rowers with Boat Race experience return.^[2]

Seat	Oxford		Cambridge
	Name	College	Name	College
Bow	E. Ingenhousz	New Hall	K. Nowatz	Somerville
2	J. Huber	New Hall	B. Mather (P)	St Hugh's
3	N. Boyes	Clare	S. Dixon	Somerville
4	S. Clarke (P)	Newnham	A. Bartoft	St Hilda's
5	L. Driver	Newnham	S. Dearsley	St Anne's
6	C. Duff	Clare	L. Minoprio	Somerville
7	C. Moss	Newnham	M. Pring-Mill	Lady Margaret Hall
Stroke	S. Visick	Newnham	J. Maggs	St Huhg's
Cox	H. Swallow	Churchill	S. Lauckner	St Hugh's
Source:[2]

Race

The race took place on the River Cam. Cambridge won the toss and elected to start on the towpath side of the river. They got off to the better start and were a length ahead after the first minute. Oxford stayed in touch until the Railway Bridge, after which Cambridge pulled further ahead.^[2]

The contest was won by Cambridge by five lengths in a time of 4 minutes 7 seconds.^[2] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 20–10 in their favour.^[3]

See also

• The Boat Race 1975

References

1. "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
2. "Cambridge crews scent the whiff of victory". The Times. 14 March 1975. p. 11.
3. "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

External links

• Official website