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. No race was held in 1928.
Crews Cambridge were represented by Newnham while Oxford saw a mix of St Hilda's and Oxford Home-Students. Seat Cambridge Oxford Name College Name College Bow E. M. Furtado Newnham Hodd St Hilda's 2 M. Hall Newnham Collingwood St Hilda's 3 M. W. Young Newnham Montgomery Oxford Home-Students 4 D. A. Payne Newnham Cattle Oxford Home-Students 5 M. Crosseley Newnham Fenning Oxford Home-Students 6 D. J. Thompson Newnham Hammond Oxford Home-Students 7 G. M. Wiseman Newnham Boyd St Hilda's Stroke M Hill Newnham Francombe Oxford Home-Students Cox M Evans Newnham Harris St Hilda'sSource:
Race The crews were forbidden from racing side-by-side, so Cambridge rowed the 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. The victory took the overall record in the competition to 1–1.
See also The Boat Race 1929
References
External links Official website