Women's Boat Race 1979
# Women's Boat Race 1979

The 34th Women's Boat Race took place on 25 March 1979. 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.

## Crews

The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 10 st 12.75 lb (69.1 kg) per rower, 7.25 pounds (3.3 kg) more than their opponents. Oxford saw three rowers with Boat Race experience return to the crew while Cambridge's crew featured two Blues.

| Seat | Oxford | Oxford | Cambridge | Cambridge |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Seat | Name | College | Name | College |
| Bow | S. Whitley | Somerville | L. Mayo | Sidney Sussex |
| 2 | A. Stilsbury | St Hugh's | A. Borthwick | Girton |
| 3 | D. Shanzer | Corpus Christi | H. Boutwood | Newnham |
| 4 | P. Janson | St Hilda's | C. Whalley | Selwyn |
| 5 | H. Butley | Corpus Christi | F. Morrison | Selwyn |
| 6 | S. Heal | St Hugh's | P. Sweet | Clare |
| 7 | E. Kiestling | Wadham | A. Thomas | Clare |
| Stroke | E. Sharpston | Corpus Christi | S. Stoughton-Harris | Newnham |
| Cox | S. Lincoln | St Catherine's | L. Goleby | Sidney Sussex |
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## Race

Cambridge won by two lengths in a time of 5 minutes 52 seconds.

