History of women's rowing
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Women's rowing is the participation of women in the sport of rowing. Women row in all boat classes, from single scull to eights, across the same age ranges and standards as men, from junior amateur th
Debbie Flood competing in the women's quadruple sculls in the 2012 Olympics
Lithograph from 1889 depicting female rower holding an oar
GB Pair at Henley 2004
Women's Boat Race
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The Women's Boat Race is an annual rowing race between Cambridge University Boat Club and Oxford University Women's Boat Club. First rowed in 1927, the race has taken place annually since 1964. Since
History of women's rowing
…England. Furnivall Sculling Club is widely considered to have established the world's first female rowing team (crew) in 1896. In 1927, the first Women's Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge was held. For the first few years it was an exhibition, and it later became a race. Ernestine Bayer, called the "Mother…
Team captains C.S. Joris and C.D. England shake hands at the inaugural Oxford v. Cambridge Women's Boat Race in 1927
Henley Boat Races 2009: Oxford Women (dark blue) lead Cambridge Women
Oxford Women's Blue Boat at The Championship Course finish in 2015
The Newton Women's Boat Race 2015: Reserve Race – Osiris