▁Cal ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁vars ity ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁any ▁women ' s ▁sport ." ▁ ▁One ▁c itation ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁states , ▁" 1 9 8 0 . ▁First ▁Women ’ s ▁Colleg iate ▁Row ing ▁Championship ▁held ▁in ▁Oak ▁R idge , ▁T N ." ▁ ▁One ▁c itation ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁states , ▁" ▁Just ▁seven ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁first ▁race , ▁the ▁( Y ale ) ▁women ' s ▁team ▁claimed ▁its ▁first ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁last ▁A IA W ▁competition , ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Row ing ▁Championship ▁was ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Washington ▁won ▁the ▁vars ity ▁eight ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Wisconsin ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Corn ell ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁▁ ▁Pr inc eton ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Boston ▁University ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Brown ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁through ▁the ▁present ▁the