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 the 2015 race it has been rowed on the same day and course as the men's Boat Race on the River Thames in London, taking place around Easter, and since 2018 the name "The Boat Race" has been applied to the combined event. The race is rowed in eights and the cox can be of any gender.
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
Cambridge University Boat Club
The Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) is the rowing club of the University of Cambridge, England. The club was founded in 1828 and has been located at the Goldie Boathouse on the River Cam, Cambridge since 1882. Nowadays, training primarily takes place on the River Great Ouse at Ely.
Cambridge University Boat Club
Winter Training in a 20-man boat, 1931
Coach on Horseback, 1866
CUBC practising in 1899